Prospect · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Prospect

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer one-parent families live in Prospect than in most other areas, with only 10.5% of families fitting this description. This is well below the national figure of 14.1%. Most homes here are occupied by couples with children, creating a family-focused environment across the suburb.

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📍 Prospect, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Prospect sits — Average household size

2.5 → 0.0%
  • 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 Prospect — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Prospect2.5
5082, SA 2.5
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Prospect holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the state and national figures. About 26.2% of households are people living alone, a figure that has fallen slightly since 2011.

2.5 → 0.0%

Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

26.2% ▼ -4.4%

Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 27.4%
  • 2016: 26.4%
  • 2021: 26.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Prospect, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 4 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group at 61.8%. In contrast, one-parent families are much less common here than in most areas, and this figure has dropped by 1.0 percentage point since 2011.

10.5% ▼ -8.5%

Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 11.5%
  • 2016: 9.8%
  • 2021: 10.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Prospect, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; 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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Prospect [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/401061021/prospect/topic/family-households