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.
The Parks · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in The Parks
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of all families in The Parks consist of couples with children, making it a primary residential hub for parents. The area is characterised by larger-than-usual households, with 2.6 people living in the typical home.
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 The Parks — higher than 57% of areas.
| The Parks | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 5010, SA | 2.6 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are slightly more crowded than the state average, with the number of people per household edging up since 2011. While 28.4% of residents live alone—a figure higher than most areas—this is down from 31.2% a decade ago.
28.4% ▼ -9.0%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →The Parks splits fairly evenly between 1 person (28%) and 2 people (28%), with 3 people at 18%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single parenthood is much more common here than in other areas, with one-parent families making up 19.3% of the total. This is well above the national figure of 14.1%, though it has fallen slightly since 2011.
19.3% ▼ -8.7%
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In The Parks, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 20%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in The Parks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/404021102/the-parks/topic/family-households