2.7 ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Blackwood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Blackwood
How families and households are made up across the area.
Home sizes in Blackwood have edged up since 2011, with the typical household now holding 2.7 people. This area is more family-oriented than most, with very few people living alone and a small number of single-parent homes.
2.7
▲ +3.8%
- 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 Blackwood — higher than 71% of areas.
| Blackwood | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 5051, SA | 2.7 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 20.2% of residents live alone, which is well below the South Australian figure of 28.5%. This helps explain why the typical home here is larger than in most areas, with 2.7 people per household.
20.2% ▼ -2.7%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Blackwood, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 1 person (20%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 64.5% of families, while one-parent families account for only 8.4%. This is among the lowest levels for single-parent homes at this level and is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
8.4% ▼ -11.6%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Blackwood, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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 Blackwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/403031067/blackwood/topic/family-households