2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Loxton Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Loxton Surrounds
How families and households are made up across the area.
Most homes in Loxton Surrounds are occupied by couples, with over half of all families including children. This creates a community where small family units are the norm, though the number of people living alone has risen since 2011.
2.4
▼ -4.0%
- 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 Surrounds — lower than 64% of areas.
| Loxton Surrounds | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 5311, SA | 2.3 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Two people live in 42.9% of homes, and the typical home has 2.4 people, which is about the same as the South Australian figure. A growing number of residents live by themselves, now making up 25.6% of all households.
25.6% ▲ +11.8%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Loxton Surrounds, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 4 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up only 8.5% of the total, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages. Most families here are couples, with 50.4% raising children and 39.6% without.
8.5% ▼ -13.6%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Loxton Surrounds, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 40%.
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 Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/407031163/loxton-surrounds/topic/family-households