Auldana · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Auldana

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households are the norm in Auldana, where the typical home holds 2.8 people. This is much higher than most similar areas, reflecting a community dominated by families with children rather than people living alone.

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Where Auldana sits — Average household size

2.8 → 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 Auldana — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Auldana2.8
5072, SA 2.5
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Very few people live by themselves here, at just 12.6%, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%. This helps explain why homes are larger than usual, with 40.1% of households containing two people and nearly 20% holding four.

2.8 → 0.0%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

12.6% ▲ +11.3%

Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.3%
  • 2016: 10.6%
  • 2021: 12.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Auldana, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the majority of families at 60.1%. One-parent families account for 11.5%, a figure that sits around the middle for similar areas and is well below the South Australian rate of 14.8%.

11.5% ▲ +16.8%

Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.9%
  • 2016: 7.2%
  • 2021: 11.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Auldana, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 28%.

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 Auldana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40052/auldana/topic/family-households