2.7 ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Elliminyt · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up 64.2% of the families in Elliminyt, marking it as a strong hub for family life. This creates a community where homes are generally larger and more crowded than in other parts of the country.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Elliminyt — higher than 71% of areas.
Average household size.
With 2.7 people per home, households here are larger than in most areas. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at 20.2%, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%.
2.7 ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
20.2% ▲ +19.0%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Elliminyt, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 4 people (16%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Family structures are dominated by couples, with only 7.7% of families being one-parent households. This is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.
7.7% ▼ -3.4%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Elliminyt, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Elliminyt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20859/elliminyt/topic/family-households