2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Eyre Peninsula · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Eyre Peninsula
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer one-parent families live in Eyre Peninsula than in most other similar areas. This region is mostly made up of couples, with over half of all families raising children together. While typical household sizes are slightly smaller than the national figure, nearly 30% of homes are occupied by just one person.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 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 Eyre Peninsula — lower than 71% of areas.
| Eyre Peninsula | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 5631, SA | 2.5 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here has 2.3 people, which is lower than most areas and has edged down since 2011. This is partly because 29.6% of people live alone, a figure that is well above the national average and has risen over the last decade.
29.6% ▲ +6.3%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Eyre Peninsula, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 4 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 51.2% of families, while those without children account for 38.8%. Only 9.5% of families are headed by a single parent, which is well below the South Australian and national figures.
9.5% ▲ +4.4%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Eyre Peninsula, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 39%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Eyre Peninsula
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Eyre Peninsula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/406011130/eyre-peninsula/topic/family-households