2.3 → 0.0%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Loxton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Loxton
How families and households are made up across the area.
Almost half of all families in Loxton are couples with children, making them the most common household type. While family life is central here, there is a notable number of people living on their own. About 31% of the town's households are single-person homes, which is well above the national figure.
2.3
→ 0.0%
- 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 Loxton — lower than 71% of areas.
| Loxton | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 5333, SA | 2.3 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes in Loxton hold 2.3 people, which is slightly lower than the Australian figure. This is partly because 30.9% of households are people living alone, a rate that has risen since 2011 and is much higher than in most other areas.
30.9% ▲ +6.0%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 30.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Loxton, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 49.4% of families, while those without children account for 35.5%. One-parent families represent 14.3% of the total, a figure that is higher than most areas and has risen slightly since 2011.
14.3% ▲ +6.6%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Loxton, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (35%) and One-parent families (14%).
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 Loxton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/407031162/loxton/topic/family-households