2.4 → 0.0%
Lower than 71% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Adelaide - Central and Hills · Region (SA4)
Family & Households in Adelaide - Central and Hills
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 30% of people live alone in Adelaide - Central and Hills, a figure well above the national average. This region sees a mix of single-person homes and traditional family units, with the typical home holding about 2.4 people.
2.4
→ 0.0%
- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 0 areas
- 1.9: 0 areas
- 2.0: 1 area
- 2.1: 1 area
- 2.2: 1 area
- 2.3: 18 areas
- 2.4: 20 areas
- 2.5: 18 areas
- 2.6: 11 areas
- 2.7: 7 areas
- 2.8: 5 areas
- 2.9: 4 areas
- 3.0: 0 areas
- 3.1: 3 areas
- 3.2: 1 area
All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is Adelaide - Central and Hills — lower than 71% of areas.
| Adelaide - Central and Hills | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Greater Adelaide | 2.5 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 28.6% of people here live by themselves, which is higher than most areas and well above the Australian figure of 25.6%. The most common household size is two people, making up 34.3% of all homes.
28.6% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 68% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Adelaide - Central and Hills, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 4 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 11.1% of the total, a figure that is much lower than most areas and well below both the state and national averages. Most families here are couples with children, accounting for 58.6% of family homes.
11.1% ▼ -0.7%
Lower than 86% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Adelaide - Central and Hills, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 29%.
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 Adelaide - Central and Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/401/adelaide-central-and-hills/topic/family-households