Norwood - Payneham - St Peters · Sub-region (SA3)

Family & Households in Norwood - Payneham - St Peters

How families and households are made up across the area.

Living arrangements in Norwood - Payneham - St Peters have remained steady since 2011, with the typical home still housing just 2.2 people. This is a low figure compared to most areas, reflecting a high proportion of single-person households and couples without children.

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📍 Norwood - Payneham - St Peters, Sub-region (SA3)

Where Norwood - Payneham - St Peters sits — Average household size

2.2 → 0.0%
  • 1.0: 1 area
  • 1.1: 0 areas
  • 1.2: 0 areas
  • 1.3: 0 areas
  • 1.4: 0 areas
  • 1.5: 1 area
  • 1.6: 0 areas
  • 1.7: 1 area
  • 1.8: 2 areas
  • 1.9: 4 areas
  • 2.0: 3 areas
  • 2.1: 7 areas
  • 2.2: 17 areas
  • 2.3: 60 areas
  • 2.4: 55 areas
  • 2.5: 57 areas
  • 2.6: 43 areas
  • 2.7: 19 areas
  • 2.8: 27 areas
  • 2.9: 16 areas
  • 3.0: 13 areas
  • 3.1: 6 areas
  • 3.2: 5 areas
  • 3.3: 2 areas
  • 3.4: 1 area
  • 3.5: 1 area
  • 3.6: 0 areas
  • 3.7: 0 areas
  • 3.8: 1 area
  • 3.9: 0 areas
  • 4.0: 1 area

All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Norwood - Payneham - St Peters — lower than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Norwood - Payneham - St Peters2.2
Greater Adelaide 2.5
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Around 35.1% of residents live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6% and among the highest results for similar areas. This helps explain why the typical household is smaller than those in the rest of the state.

2.2 → 0.0%

Lower than 89% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

35.1% ▼ -3.1%

Higher than 93% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2011: 36.3%
  • 2016: 34.7%
  • 2021: 35.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Norwood - Payneham - St Peters splits fairly evenly between 1 person (35%) and 2 people (33%), with 3 people at 14%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group at 55.5%, while one-parent families account for 11.9%. This last figure is a little below both the state and national averages, and has fallen slightly since 2011.

11.9% ▼ -8.3%

Lower than 73% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2011: 13.0%
  • 2016: 12.7%
  • 2021: 11.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Norwood - Payneham - St Peters, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 31%.

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 Norwood - Payneham - St Peters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/40105/norwood-payneham-st-peters/topic/family-households