2.3 → 0.0%
Lower than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Lower North · Sub-region (SA3)
Family & Households in Lower North
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over 31% of people live alone in Lower North, a rate well above the national figure. This makes the area stand out for its high number of single-person households. While most homes hold a few people, the region has a notably high proportion of residents living by themselves.
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 Lower North — lower than 86% of areas.
| Lower North | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Rest of SA | 2.3 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Single-person homes make up 31.7% of the area, which is much higher than most similar places and has risen since 2011. Because of this, the typical home holds 2.3 people, a figure slightly lower than the Australian average of 2.5.
31.7% ▲ +7.8%
Higher than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 31.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Lower North, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (32%) and 3 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up nearly half of all families here at 49.9%. One-parent families account for 12.4%, which is a little below both the South Australian and national figures.
12.4% ▲ +4.9%
Lower than 68% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Lower North, the largest group is Couples with children at 50%, followed by Couples without children (37%) and One-parent families (12%).
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 Lower North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/40502/lower-north/topic/family-households