2.6 ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Mitcham · Sub-region (SA3)
Family & Households in Mitcham
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up 62.8% of families in Mitcham, making it a strong hub for family life. This focus on family living is reflected in the fact that homes here are typically larger than in most other areas. The area has a low rate of people living alone and very few single-parent households.
2.6
▲ +4.0%
- 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 Mitcham — higher than 71% of areas.
| Mitcham | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Greater Adelaide | 2.5 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
An average of 2.6 people live in each home, which is higher than most areas and slightly above the South Australian figure of 2.4. This is consistent with the fact that only 23.8% of people live alone, a rate well below the state average.
23.8% ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 65% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Mitcham, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 4 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up just 10.0% of the total, which is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%. This proportion of families has remained stable since 2011.
10.0% ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 90% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Mitcham, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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 Mitcham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/40303/mitcham/topic/family-households