Woodville - Cheltenham · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Woodville - Cheltenham

How families and households are made up across the area.

Household patterns in Woodville - Cheltenham have remained steady since 2011, with the typical home still housing 2.5 people. The area is now marked by a high number of single-person households and one-parent families compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Woodville - Cheltenham, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Woodville - Cheltenham sits — Average household size

2.5 → 0.0%
  • 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 Woodville - Cheltenham — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Woodville - Cheltenham2.5
5012, SA 2.7
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 30% of the population lives alone, a figure well above the national average of 25.6%. The most common home sizes are two people (30.5%) or one person (30%), while 16.2% of homes house three people.

2.5 → 0.0%

Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

30.0% ▼ -0.1%

Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 30.0%
  • 2016: 29.5%
  • 2021: 30.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Woodville - Cheltenham splits fairly evenly between 2 people (31%) and 1 person (30%), with 3 people at 16%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 17.3% of the area, which is much higher than most similar places and well above the 14.1% national figure. Most families here are couples with children (57.3%) or couples without children (23.5%).

17.3% ▼ -5.7%

Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 18.4%
  • 2016: 17.3%
  • 2021: 17.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Woodville - Cheltenham, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; 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 Woodville - Cheltenham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/404011097/woodville-cheltenham/topic/family-households