Grant · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Grant

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much fewer people live alone in Grant compared to most other areas. This place is dominated by family homes, with 57.2% of families consisting of couples with children and far fewer single-parent households than the state or national figures.

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📍 Grant, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Grant sits — Average household size

2.5 ▼ -3.8%
  • 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 Grant — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Grant2.5
5291, SA 2.7
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Grant holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the Australian figure. While two-person households are the most common at 40.9%, the proportion of people living alone is well below the state average at 22.2%.

2.5 ▼ -3.8%

Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

22.2% ▲ +6.5%

Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 20.8%
  • 2016: 23.2%
  • 2021: 22.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Grant, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 4 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families make up just 8.3% of the total, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages and has barely changed since 2011. Most families here are couples, with 33.9% living without children.

8.3% ▲ +0.6%

Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 8.2%
  • 2016: 8.2%
  • 2021: 8.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Grant, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; 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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Grant [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/407021150/grant/topic/family-households