Armagh · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Armagh

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households are the norm in Armagh, where only 15.9% of people live alone. This makes the area feel much more family-oriented than other parts of the state, with a typical home holding 2.6 people.

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Where Armagh sits — Average household size

2.6 → 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 Armagh — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Armagh2.6
5453, SA 2.3
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The usual home here is larger than the state average, with 41.3% of households containing two people. Very few residents live by themselves, a figure that is well below the national rate of 25.6%.

2.6 → 0.0%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

15.9% ▲ +13.8%

Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.0%
  • 2016: 14.2%
  • 2021: 15.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Armagh, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 3 people (20%) and 4 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life is common, with 57.2% of homes being couples with children. One-parent families make up only 7.5% of the total, which is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

7.5% ▲ +80.8%

Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.2%
  • 2016: 4.2%
  • 2021: 7.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Armagh, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 35%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Armagh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40041/armagh/topic/family-households