Andrews Farm · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Andrews Farm

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of all homes in Andrews Farm are couples with children. This makes the area feel much more crowded than most, with a typical home holding 2.9 people. It is a place where large families are common and people living alone are few.

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📍 Andrews Farm, Suburb / Locality

Where Andrews Farm sits — Average household size

2.9 → 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 Andrews Farm — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Andrews Farm2.9
5114, SA 2.8
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 2.9 people per home, households here are a little larger than the South Australian figure of 2.4. Only 21.1% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%.

2.9 → 0.0%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 3.0
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

21.1% ▲ +44.4%

Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.6%
  • 2016: 17.5%
  • 2021: 21.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Andrews Farm, the largest group is 2 people at 29%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 3 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 27.2% of the total, a figure that is far above the national average of 14.1%. This is among the highest proportions for this type of family in similar areas.

27.2% ▲ +20.5%

Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.5%
  • 2016: 27.1%
  • 2021: 27.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Andrews Farm, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; One-parent families is next at 27%.

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 Andrews Farm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40026/andrews-farm/topic/family-households