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.
Prospect · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
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.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Prospect — lower than 57% of areas.
| Prospect | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 5082, SA | 2.5 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
26.2% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Prospect, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 4 people (18%).
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Prospect, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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