Allenby Gardens · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Allenby Gardens

How families and households are made up across the area.

About 62% of families in Allenby Gardens are couples with children, making it a place where family units are common. While household sizes generally match the national figure, there is a notably high number of people living alone compared to other similar areas.

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Where Allenby Gardens sits — Average household size

2.5 → 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 Allenby Gardens — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Allenby Gardens2.5
5009, SA 2.4
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure. However, 27.6% of residents live alone, a figure that is a little above the Australian average and higher than most similar areas.

2.5 → 0.0%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

27.6% ▲ +10.6%

Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 25.0%
  • 2016: 25.7%
  • 2021: 27.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Allenby Gardens splits fairly evenly between 2 people (31%) and 1 person (27%), with 4 people at 18%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 9.8% of the total, which is well below both the South Australian (14.8%) and national (14.1%) figures. Most families here are couples, with 62% having children and 27.7% without.

9.8% ▼ -14.5%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.4%
  • 2016: 12.1%
  • 2021: 9.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Allenby Gardens, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; 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 Allenby Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40012/allenby-gardens/topic/family-households