2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Karoonda - Lameroo · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than a third of households in Karoonda - Lameroo are made up of people living alone, which is much higher than in most other areas. This trend has grown since 2011, creating a local landscape where small households are very common. These patterns contribute to the area having fewer people per home than the national figure.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Karoonda - Lameroo — lower than 86% of areas.
| Karoonda - Lameroo | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 5302, SA | 2.3 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.2 people, which is a little below the Australian figure of 2.5. This is driven by the 34.8% of residents who live alone, a figure that has risen 3.6 percentage points since 2011.
2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
34.8% ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Karoonda - Lameroo splits fairly evenly between 2 people (38%) and 1 person (35%), with 4 people at 11%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 53.2% of families, while one-parent families are very rare at 8.0%. This is well below both the state and national figures, and the proportion has barely changed since 2011.
8.0% ▼ -6.4%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Karoonda - Lameroo, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 38%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Karoonda - Lameroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/407031161/karoonda-lameroo/topic/family-households