Aldgate · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Aldgate

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up the biggest group in Aldgate, where 64.9% of families fall into this category. This is a place of larger households and few people living alone. Most homes are shared, with the typical household containing 2.8 people.

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📍 Aldgate, Suburb / Locality

Where Aldgate sits — Average household size

2.8 → 0.0%
  • 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 Aldgate — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Aldgate2.8
5154, SA 2.8
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than most areas, with 2.8 people per house compared to the national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at just 13.4%, which is far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

2.8 → 0.0%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

13.4% ▲ +1.1%

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.3%
  • 2016: 13.7%
  • 2021: 13.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Aldgate, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 4 people (23%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 8.0% of the total, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages. The vast majority of families are couples, with 64.9% having children and 26.7% without.

8.0% ▲ +1.0%

Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.0%
  • 2016: 7.5%
  • 2021: 8.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Aldgate, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Aldgate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40008/aldgate/topic/family-households