2.2 ▲ +10.0%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Arno Bay · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much higher rates of people living alone define the households of Arno Bay compared to most similar areas. While half of the families here include children, the typical home is smaller than the state and national figures.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Arno Bay — lower than 76% of areas.
| Arno Bay | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 5603, SA | 2.4 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
One in three people live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. This helps explain why the typical home in Arno Bay holds only 2.2 people, a little below the Australian average of 2.5.
2.2 ▲ +10.0%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
33.1% ▼ -22.9%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Arno Bay splits fairly evenly between 2 people (37%) and 1 person (33%), with 4 people at 15%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 50.9% of families, while couples without children account for 36.8%. One-parent families represent 13.6% of the total, a figure that is higher than most similar areas.
13.6% ▼ -9.3%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Arno Bay, Couples with children is the majority at 50%; Couples without children is next at 36%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Arno Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40042/arno-bay/topic/family-households