Appila · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Appila

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger homes are more common in Appila than in most similar areas, with a typical household of 2.7 people. This is slightly above the South Australian figure of 2.4 and reflects a community where more than half of all families include children.

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📍 Appila, Suburb / Locality

Where Appila sits — Average household size

2.7
  • 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 Appila — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Appila2.7
5480, SA 2.3
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Nearly half of all homes here house two people, though 27.3% of residents live alone. This rate of single-person households is higher than in most similar areas and a little above the national figure.

2.7

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

27.3%

Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 25.0%
  • 2021: 27.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Appila, the largest group is 2 people at 46%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 5 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families with couples and children make up 52% of the area. This helps explain why one-parent families are much less common here, at just 8%, which is well below both the state and national figures.

8.0%

Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 4.5%
  • 2021: 8.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Appila, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 36%.

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 Appila [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40037/appila/topic/family-households