2.4 → 0.0%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Port Pirie Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Port Pirie Surrounds
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly a third of all homes in Port Pirie Surrounds are occupied by a single person. This creates a diverse mix of living arrangements, where small one-person households sit alongside a large number of couples with children.
2.4
→ 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 Port Pirie Surrounds — lower than 64% of areas.
| Port Pirie Surrounds | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 5523, SA | 2.3 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the South Australian and national figures. However, there are more people living alone here than in most other areas, a figure that rose to 29% since 2011.
29.0% ▲ +15.6%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Port Pirie Surrounds, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up over half of all families in the area. One-parent families account for 12.4% of the total, which is a little below the national figure but has risen slightly over the last decade.
12.4% ▲ +16.4%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Port Pirie Surrounds, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 34%.
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 Port Pirie Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/405031123/port-pirie-surrounds/topic/family-households