2.4 ▲ +4.3%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
West Beach · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in West Beach
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much lower rates of one-parent families set West Beach apart from most similar areas. This community is largely made up of family households, though nearly 29% of all homes are occupied by just one person.
2.4
▲ +4.3%
- 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 West Beach — lower than 64% of areas.
| West Beach | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 5024, SA | 2.5 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here has 2.4 people, which is about the same as the state and national figures. While 35.5% of households have two people, those living alone make up 28.6%, a figure that is higher than most areas.
28.6% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In West Beach, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 4 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 59.7% of families, while 30.1% are couples without children. Only 9.0% of families are one-parent households, which is well below the state and national figures.
9.0% ▼ -14.2%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In West Beach, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
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 West Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/404031109/west-beach/topic/family-households