Kingston - Robe · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Kingston - Robe

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than 32% of people live alone in Kingston - Robe, a figure well above the national average. This trend toward smaller households means the area has a much lower number of people per home than most other similar places. This shift has continued since 2011, as the typical home size has edged down.

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📍 Kingston - Robe, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Kingston - Robe sits — Average household size

2.1 ▼ -4.5%
  • 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 Kingston - Robe — lower than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Kingston - Robe2.1
5275, SA 2.1
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 32.1% of homes are occupied by just one person, and 43.4% contain two people. Because so many people live alone, the typical home here has only 2.1 people, which is a little below the South Australian figure of 2.4.

2.1 ▼ -4.5%

Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

32.1% ▲ +8.6%

Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 29.6%
  • 2016: 32.6%
  • 2021: 32.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Kingston - Robe, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (32%) and 3 people (11%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up only 8.5% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. Couples with and without children are equally common here, each making up 45.2% of all families.

8.5% ▼ -9.0%

Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 9.3%
  • 2016: 8.2%
  • 2021: 8.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Kingston - Robe splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (45%) and Couples with children (45%), with One-parent families at 9%.

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 Kingston - Robe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/407021151/kingston-robe/topic/family-households