2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Jamestown · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Jamestown
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of the families in Jamestown consist of couples with children. This makes family units the core of the local area, though a growing number of people now live on their own.
2.2
▼ -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 Jamestown — lower than 86% of areas.
| Jamestown | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 5491, SA | 2.2 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 32.9% of residents live alone, which is well above the national figure and a rise since 2011. Consequently, the typical home in Jamestown holds 2.2 people, which is much lower than most areas.
32.9% ▲ +10.4%
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 32.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Jamestown, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (33%) and 3 people (10%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 50.9% of families, while one-parent families account for 10.6%. This share of single-parent homes is well below both the state and national figures.
10.6% ▲ +13.4%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Jamestown, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 38%.
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 Jamestown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/405031120/jamestown/topic/family-households