Karoonda - Lameroo · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Karoonda - Lameroo

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.

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📍 Karoonda - Lameroo, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Karoonda - Lameroo sits — Average household size

2.2 ▼ -4.3%
  • 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 Karoonda - Lameroo — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Karoonda - Lameroo2.2
5302, SA 2.3
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

34.8% ▲ +11.7%

Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 31.2%
  • 2016: 29.9%
  • 2021: 34.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Karoonda - Lameroo splits fairly evenly between 2 people (38%) and 1 person (35%), with 4 people at 11%.

Families

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.

  • 2011: 8.5%
  • 2016: 10.1%
  • 2021: 8.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Karoonda - Lameroo, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 38%.

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 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