2.6 ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Colonel Light Gardens · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Colonel Light Gardens
How families and households are made up across the area.
A strong majority of 65.8% of families in Colonel Light Gardens consist of couples with children. This creates a family-focused atmosphere where homes are slightly more crowded than the state average. The area is largely defined by stable family units and a low number of single-parent households.
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 Colonel Light Gardens — higher than 57% of areas.
| Colonel Light Gardens | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 5041, SA | 2.6 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With 2.6 people per home, Colonel Light Gardens is more crowded than most areas and slightly above the South Australian figure. While 26.3% of people live alone, this is a small drop from 2011.
26.3% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Colonel Light Gardens splits fairly evenly between 2 people (29%) and 1 person (26%), with 4 people at 20%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 10.6% of the area, which is well below both the state and national figures. This low rate has remained steady since 2011, while couples without children account for another 22.6% of families.
10.6% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Colonel Light Gardens, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; Couples without children is next at 23%.
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 Colonel Light Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/403031068/colonel-light-gardens/topic/family-households