Arno Bay · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Arno Bay

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.

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📍 Arno Bay, Suburb / Locality

Where Arno Bay sits — Average household size

2.2 ▲ +10.0%
  • 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 Arno Bay — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Arno Bay2.2
5603, SA 2.4
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2011: 2.0
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

33.1% ▼ -22.9%

Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 42.9%
  • 2016: 29.4%
  • 2021: 33.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Arno Bay splits fairly evenly between 2 people (37%) and 1 person (33%), with 4 people at 15%.

Families

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.

  • 2011: 15.0%
  • 2016: 17.4%
  • 2021: 13.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Arno Bay, Couples with children is the majority at 50%; 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 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