Balhannah · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Balhannah

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger homes and fewer people living alone make Balhannah stand out compared to most similar areas. The typical household here has 2.7 people, which is a little above the South Australian figure of 2.4.

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📍 Balhannah, Suburb / Locality

Where Balhannah sits — Average household size

2.7 ▲ +8.0%
  • 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 Balhannah — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Balhannah2.7
5242, SA 2.7
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 20% of people live alone, a figure well below the national average of 25.6%. This trend is consistent with the area's larger household sizes, where 36% of homes house two people and 17% house four or more.

2.7 ▲ +8.0%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

19.8% ▼ -0.9%

Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 20.0%
  • 2016: 20.7%
  • 2021: 19.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Balhannah, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 3 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the majority of families at 63%. Only 9.4% of families are one-parent households, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

9.4% ▼ -13.6%

Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.9%
  • 2016: 10.4%
  • 2021: 9.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Balhannah, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

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 Balhannah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40066/balhannah/topic/family-households