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.
Salisbury East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Salisbury East
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much higher rates of single-parent families than most similar areas define Salisbury East. The area is predominantly home to families, with 56.3% of households consisting of couples with children. This family-focused nature is reflected in the larger-than-usual household sizes found here.
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 Salisbury East — higher than 57% of areas.
| Salisbury East | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 5109, SA | 2.5 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Salisbury East typically hold 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas. While those living alone make up 26.5% of households, this figure has risen since 2011.
26.5% ▲ +10.4%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Salisbury East, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 17.7% of the total, a figure that is well above the national average of 14.1% and has grown over the last decade.
17.7% ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Salisbury East, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 Salisbury East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/402041047/salisbury-east/topic/family-households