2.6 ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Elizabeth East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Elizabeth East
How families and households are made up across the area.
A striking 23.8% of families in Elizabeth East are led by a single parent, which is well above the national figure. This makes the area stand out as one of the highest for one-parent families among similar places. Most homes here are larger than usual, with a typical household of 2.6 people.
2.6
▲ +4.0%
- 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 Elizabeth East — higher than 57% of areas.
| Elizabeth East | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 5112, SA | 2.5 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Elizabeth East hold more people than most other areas, with the typical household size edging up to 2.6 since 2011. About 27.2% of residents live alone, a figure that has fallen slightly over the last decade.
27.2% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Elizabeth East splits fairly evenly between 2 people (31%) and 1 person (27%), with 3 people at 17%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 23.8% of the local total, a rate well above both the state and national figures. Other family types include couples with children, who represent the largest group at 53.4%.
23.8% ▼ -0.7%
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Elizabeth East, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; One-parent families is next at 24%.
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 Elizabeth East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/402021031/elizabeth-east/topic/family-households