Ashville · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Ashville

How families and households are made up across the area.

A steady number of residents continue to call Ashville home, though the same number of households now support slightly more people. This rural area is marked by a high proportion of single-parent families compared to most similar places.

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📍 Ashville, Suburb / Locality

Where Ashville 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 Ashville — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Ashville2.7
5259, SA 2.3
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Ashville are larger than usual, with 2.7 people per home. This is a little above the South Australian figure of 2.4 and about the same as the national average of 2.5.

2.7

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.6
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Ashville, 2 people is the majority at 100%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families make up 16% of the community, which is much higher than most similar areas. This group is a little above the state (14.8%) and national (14.1%) figures, while couples with or without children each account for 44% of families.

16.0%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 10.0%
  • 2021: 16.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Ashville splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (42%) and Couples without children (42%), with One-parent families at 15%.

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 Ashville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40048/ashville/topic/family-households