Aldinga · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Aldinga

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over 40% of people in Aldinga live alone, which is among the highest rates for any similar area. This high number of single-person households means the place has a smaller typical home size than the national average.

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📍 Aldinga, Suburb / Locality

Where Aldinga sits — Average household size

2.1 → 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 Aldinga — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Aldinga2.1
5173, SA 2.5
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 40.3% of homes are occupied by one person, a figure far above the national average of 25.6%. This helps explain why the typical home in Aldinga holds only 2.1 people, which is a little below the South Australian figure of 2.4.

2.1 → 0.0%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.1
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

40.3% ▼ -0.1%

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 40.3%
  • 2016: 35.4%
  • 2021: 40.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Aldinga, the largest group is 1 person at 41%, followed by 2 people (31%) and 4 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 17.5% of the total, which is well above the national average of 14.1%. Couples with children are the most common family type at 53.5%.

17.5% ▲ +13.9%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.4%
  • 2016: 14.5%
  • 2021: 17.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Aldinga, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 29%.

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 Aldinga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40009/aldinga/topic/family-households