2.3 → 0.0%
Lower than 86% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
South Australia - South East · Region (SA4)
Family & Households in South Australia - South East
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than 31% of people in South Australia - South East live alone, which is well above the national figure. This high number of single-person households means the region has a lower typical home occupancy than most other areas.
2.3
→ 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 South Australia - South East — lower than 86% of areas.
| South Australia - South East | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Rest of SA | 2.3 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The usual home here has 2.3 people, which is a little below the Australian figure of 2.5. This is consistent with a high number of people living alone, a trend that has risen since 2011.
31.0% ▲ +8.8%
Higher than 87% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In South Australia - South East, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 47.9% of families in the region. One-parent families account for 13.8%, which is about the same as the national figure and has barely changed over the last decade.
13.8% ▲ +2.9%
Lower than 61% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In South Australia - South East, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (37%) and One-parent families (14%).
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 South Australia - South East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/407/south-australia-south-east/topic/family-households