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.
Mitcham · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Mitcham
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people are sharing homes in Mitcham than in 2011, with the typical household size edging up to 2.6 people. This area is largely defined by families, as nearly two-thirds of homes are couples with children.
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 Mitcham — higher than 57% of areas.
| Mitcham | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 5062, SA | 2.6 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes here are larger than most areas, with 2.6 people per dwelling. This shift is partly because the proportion of people living alone has fallen to 23.6%, which is well below the South Australian figure of 28.5%.
23.6% ▼ -12.4%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Mitcham, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 4 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Families with couples and children make up 63.5% of households. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 9.5%, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.
9.5% ▼ -10.3%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Mitcham, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; 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 Mitcham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/403031069/mitcham/topic/family-households