Largs Bay - Semaphore · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Largs Bay - Semaphore

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than a third of residents in Largs Bay - Semaphore live alone, making it a place where single-person households are far more common than in most other areas. This trend contributes to a smaller typical household size compared to the state and national figures.

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📍 Largs Bay - Semaphore, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Largs Bay - Semaphore sits — Average household size

2.2 → 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
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  • 5.9: 0 areas
  • 6.0: 2 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Largs Bay - Semaphore — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Largs Bay - Semaphore2.2
5016, SA 2.3
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 34.6% of people living alone—a figure well above the national average—homes here are smaller than usual. The typical home holds 2.2 people, which is a little below the South Australian figure of 2.4.

2.2 → 0.0%

Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

34.6% ▲ +2.8%

Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 33.6%
  • 2016: 34.0%
  • 2021: 34.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Largs Bay - Semaphore splits fairly evenly between 2 people (35%) and 1 person (35%), with 3 people at 14%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

About half of families here are couples with children, while 16.4% are one-parent families. This last group is a little above the national figure, though the proportion has fallen slightly since 2011.

16.4% ▼ -4.9%

Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 17.2%
  • 2016: 17.2%
  • 2021: 16.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Largs Bay - Semaphore, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 32%.

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 Largs Bay - Semaphore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/404021099/largs-bay-semaphore/topic/family-households