Amata · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Amata

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of all homes in Amata are lived in by couples with children. This is a place where households are typically very large and far more crowded than the national average. Only 12% of residents live alone, which is much lower than in most other parts of the country.

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Where Amata sits — Average household size

4.0 —
  • 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 Amata — higher than 99% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Amata4.0
0872 crosses NT/SA/WA 3.6
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Amata are far more crowded than those in South Australia or the rest of the nation, with an average of 4 people per home. This is reflected in the breakdown, where 32% of households contain six or more people.

4.0 —

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 4.4
  • 2021: 4.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

11.9% —

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 17.3%
  • 2021: 11.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Amata, the largest group is 6 or more at 36%, followed by 2 people (20%) and 3 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 30.4% of the area, a figure that is far above both the state and national averages. Couples with children are the most common family type at 54.8%.

30.4% —

Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 24.9%
  • 2021: 30.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Amata, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; One-parent families is next at 31%.

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 Amata [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40017/amata/topic/family-households