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.
Smithfield - Elizabeth North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Smithfield - Elizabeth North
How families and households are made up across the area.
One-third of families in Smithfield - Elizabeth North are headed by a single parent, a figure that is far above the national average. This high proportion of single-parent homes and a rising number of people living alone shape the local household landscape.
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 Smithfield - Elizabeth North — lower than 64% of areas.
| Smithfield - Elizabeth North | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 5113, SA | 2.5 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Over a third of homes are occupied by just one person, which is well above the South Australian figure. This has risen since 2011, though the typical number of people per home remains steady at 2.4.
34.6% ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 34.0%
- 2021: 34.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Smithfield - Elizabeth North splits fairly evenly between 1 person (35%) and 2 people (30%), with 3 people at 15%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 33.7% of the area, which is among the highest for similar places and far above the national rate of 14.1%. Couples with children are the most common family type at 44.3%.
33.7% ▲ +3.1%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.7%
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 33.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Smithfield - Elizabeth North, the largest group is Couples with children at 44%, followed by One-parent families (34%) and Couples without children (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 Smithfield - Elizabeth North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/402021034/smithfield-elizabeth-north/topic/family-households