2.6 ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Mount Barker Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Mount Barker Surrounds
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up nearly 60% of families in Mount Barker Surrounds, making it a prominent hub for family life. The area is notably less likely to have people living alone compared to the rest of the state, with larger typical households than most other areas.
2.6
▼ -3.7%
- 1.0: 7 areas
- 1.1: 0 areas
- 1.2: 1 area
- 1.3: 3 areas
- 1.4: 6 areas
- 1.5: 9 areas
- 1.6: 3 areas
- 1.7: 13 areas
- 1.8: 28 areas
- 1.9: 37 areas
- 2.0: 54 areas
- 2.1: 115 areas
- 2.2: 188 areas
- 2.3: 287 areas
- 2.4: 258 areas
- 2.5: 272 areas
- 2.6: 246 areas
- 2.7: 211 areas
- 2.8: 190 areas
- 2.9: 149 areas
- 3.0: 119 areas
- 3.1: 66 areas
- 3.2: 44 areas
- 3.3: 38 areas
- 3.4: 30 areas
- 3.5: 10 areas
- 3.6: 8 areas
- 3.7: 5 areas
- 3.8: 4 areas
- 3.9: 2 areas
- 4.0: 3 areas
- 4.1: 1 area
- 4.2: 1 area
- 4.3: 2 areas
- 4.4: 0 areas
- 4.5: 1 area
- 4.6: 0 areas
- 4.7: 0 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 0 areas
- 5.0: 2 areas
- 5.1: 1 area
- 5.2: 0 areas
- 5.3: 0 areas
- 5.4: 0 areas
- 5.5: 0 areas
- 5.6: 0 areas
- 5.7: 0 areas
- 5.8: 0 areas
- 5.9: 0 areas
- 6.0: 2 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Mount Barker Surrounds — higher than 57% of areas.
| Mount Barker Surrounds | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 5252, SA | 2.6 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here has 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas and a little above the South Australian figure of 2.4. Only 19.8% of people live alone, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.
19.8% ▲ +3.4%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Mount Barker Surrounds, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 4 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 9.1% of the total, which is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%. This proportion has barely changed since 2011.
9.1% ▼ -1.4%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Mount Barker Surrounds, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 31%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Mount Barker Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/401021008/mount-barker-surrounds/topic/family-households