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Family & Households in Australia Plains

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer one-parent homes than almost any other similar area define Australia Plains, where 0% of families fit this description. This stands in stark contrast to the state and national figures, making it a place dominated by couples.

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Where Australia Plains 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 Australia Plains — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Australia Plains2.7
5374, SA 2.2
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are slightly larger than the state typical, with 2.7 people per household compared to 2.4 across South Australia.

2.7

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Australia Plains, 2 people is the majority at 53%; 3 people is next at 27%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

The local family landscape is unique, with 63.6% of families being couples with children and 48.5% being couples without. This explains why one-parent families are far below the national figure of 14.1%.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Australia Plains, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 43%.

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 Australia Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40053/australia-plains/topic/family-households