Aberfoyle Park · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Aberfoyle Park

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people share a roof in Aberfoyle Park than in most other areas, with typical homes holding 2.6 people. This is a place where few people live alone, and the majority of households are formed around couples and their children.

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📍 Aberfoyle Park, Suburb / Locality

Where Aberfoyle Park sits — Average household size

2.6 ▼ -3.7%
  • 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 Aberfoyle Park — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Aberfoyle Park2.6
5159, SA 2.6
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 20.4% of people live alone here, which is well below the South Australian figure of 28.5%. Because of this, homes are often busier, with 2.6 people per house—a little above the state average.

2.6 ▼ -3.7%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

20.4% ▲ +13.7%

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.9%
  • 2016: 19.1%
  • 2021: 20.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Aberfoyle Park, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 4 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life is common here, as 58.1% of households are couples with children. One-parent families make up 13.9% of the area, which is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the national figure.

13.9% ▲ +7.4%

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.9%
  • 2016: 12.6%
  • 2021: 13.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Aberfoyle Park, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 28%.

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 Aberfoyle Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40001/aberfoyle-park/topic/family-households