Aldinga Beach · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Aldinga Beach

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of all families in Aldinga Beach include children, making it a place geared toward raising kids. While household sizes are typical for Australia, there is a notably high proportion of single parents compared to the rest of the state.

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Where Aldinga Beach sits — Average household size

2.5 ▼ -3.8%
  • 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 Beach — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Aldinga Beach2.5
5173, SA 2.5
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 2.5 people live in the typical home, which is about the same as the national figure. Around a quarter of households consist of one person, a rate that is well below the South Australian average.

2.5 ▼ -3.8%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

25.4% ▲ +18.0%

Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 21.5%
  • 2016: 24.4%
  • 2021: 25.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Aldinga Beach, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families make up 20.2% of the area, which is much higher than most similar places and well above the national figure of 14.1%. Couples with children are the most common family type at 52.7%.

20.2% ▲ +11.5%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.1%
  • 2016: 20.4%
  • 2021: 20.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Aldinga Beach, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 26%.

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 Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40010/aldinga-beach/topic/family-households