2.3 → 0.0%
Lower than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Unley · Sub-region (SA3)
Family & Households in Unley
How families and households are made up across the area.
Household sizes in Unley have remained steady since 2011, with a typical home hosting 2.3 people. The area is notably defined by a high number of people living alone, which is well above the national figure.
2.3
→ 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 Unley — lower than 86% of areas.
| Unley | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Greater Adelaide | 2.5 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 30.1% of residents live by themselves, a figure that is much higher than most areas and well above the Australian average. Two-person homes are the most common, making up 34.4% of all households.
30.1% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 77% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Unley splits fairly evenly between 2 people (34%) and 1 person (30%), with 4 people at 15%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family structures here differ from the state and national norms, as one-parent families make up just 10.7% of the total. This is well below the figures for South Australia and Australia.
10.7% ▲ +3.8%
Lower than 85% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Unley, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
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 Unley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/40107/unley/topic/family-households