2.4 → 0.0%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Gawler - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Gawler - South
How families and households are made up across the area.
More one-parent families have moved into Gawler - South since 2011, contributing to a shift in the local household mix. While the typical home size has stayed steady, a growing number of people now live on their own. Around 20% of families are led by a single parent, which is well above the national figure.
2.4
→ 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 Gawler - South — lower than 64% of areas.
| Gawler - South | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 5118, SA | 2.5 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 29.5% of residents live alone, a figure that has risen since 2011 and sits well above the Australian average. Despite this, the typical home still holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the state average.
29.5% ▲ +5.5%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Gawler - South, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 19.8% of the community, which is much higher than in most other areas. This is well above the South Australian figure of 14.8% and represents a rise of 2.8 percentage points since 2011.
19.8% ▲ +16.6%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Gawler - South, the largest group is Couples with children at 50%, followed by Couples without children (30%) and One-parent families (20%).
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 Gawler - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/402011026/gawler-south/topic/family-households