2.7 ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Athelstone · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Athelstone
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people share a roof in Athelstone than in most other areas, with typical homes holding 2.7 people. This is a place where family living is very common, as far fewer people live alone compared to the state and national figures.
2.7
▼ -3.6%
- 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 Athelstone — higher than 71% of areas.
| Athelstone | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 5076, SA | 2.7 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 18.8% of people live alone, which is well below the South Australian figure of 28.5%. Most homes are occupied by two people (34%) or four people (20%), though the number of people per home has edged down slightly since 2011.
18.8% ▲ +18.1%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Athelstone, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 3 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up a large majority of the area at 63.4%. One-parent families account for 10.3%, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages and has barely changed over the last decade.
10.3% ▲ +2.9%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Athelstone, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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 Athelstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/401041014/athelstone/topic/family-households