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.
The Coorong · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in The Coorong
How families and households are made up across the area.
A high number of people living alone defines the daily life of The Coorong, where 33.8% of households are single-person homes. This is well above the national figure and reflects a shift toward smaller living arrangements across the region.
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 The Coorong — lower than 86% of areas.
| The Coorong | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 5265, SA | 2.1 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in The Coorong holds 2.2 people, which is much lower than most areas. This small household size is driven by the fact that people living alone have increased to 33.8% since 2011.
33.8% ▲ +19.2%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 33.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In The Coorong, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (34%) and 3 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 46.6% of families, while those without children account for 39%. One-parent families make up 13.0% of the total, a figure that is a little below the national average.
13.0% ▲ +14.3%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In The Coorong, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (39%) and One-parent families (13%).
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 The Coorong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/407031169/the-coorong/topic/family-households