2.0 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.8
- 2021: 2.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Derrinal · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Derrinal
How families and households are made up across the area.
Just 2.0 people live in the typical home in Derrinal, which is well below the state and national figures of 2.5. This makes it a place where small households are the norm. Most residents live in two-person homes, with a notable proportion of people living on their own.
2.0
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- 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
- 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
- 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
- 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
- 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
- 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
- 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
- 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
- 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
- 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
- 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
- 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
- 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
- 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
- 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
- 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
- 3.9–4.0: 258 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Derrinal — lower than 86% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Small households dominate here, with 54% of homes containing two people and 26% containing only one. This explains why the typical home size is much lower than in most other areas.
26.0% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Derrinal, 2 people is the majority at 61%; 1 person is next at 30%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up the majority of families at 53.7%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 9.8% of the total, a figure well below the national average of 14.1%.
9.8% —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Derrinal, Couples without children is the majority at 54%; Couples with children is next at 36%.
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 Derrinal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20744/derrinal/topic/family-households