2.4 —
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Mount Gambier - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Mount Gambier - East
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 30% of people live alone in Mount Gambier - East, a figure well above the national average. This trend toward smaller living arrangements is mirrored in the family data, where one-parent households are much more common than in most similar areas.
2.4
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- 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 Mount Gambier - East — lower than 64% of areas.
| Mount Gambier - East | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 5291, SA | 2.7 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home has 2.4 people, which is about the same as the state and national figures. However, the number of people living alone has risen to 29.6%, which is well above the Australian average of 25.6%.
29.6% —
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Mount Gambier - East, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 16.9% of the area, a figure that is much higher than most similar places and rose slightly since 2016. Couples with children are the most common family type at 51.7%.
16.9% —
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Mount Gambier - East, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
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 Mount Gambier - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/407021173/mount-gambier-east/topic/family-households