2.9 ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Parafield Gardens · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Parafield Gardens
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up 62% of families in Parafield Gardens, making it a strong hub for family life. This area has larger households than most, with nearly three people living in the typical home. These figures highlight a community largely built around family units rather than people living alone.
2.9
▲ +3.6%
- 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 Parafield Gardens — higher than 86% of areas.
| Parafield Gardens | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| 5107, SA | 2.9 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
An average of 2.9 people live in each home, which is a little above the national figure and has edged up since 2011. Only 20.4% of residents live alone, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.
20.4% ▼ -1.8%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Parafield Gardens, the largest group is 2 people at 29%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 17.5% of the total, which is well above the national figure, though this has fallen slightly since 2011. Most families here are couples with children, who represent 62% of the total.
17.5% ▼ -8.2%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Parafield Gardens, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 19%.
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 Parafield Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/402041043/parafield-gardens/topic/family-households