Ballast Head · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Ballast Head

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households are common in Ballast Head, where the typical home holds more people than in most other areas. This layout suggests a place where families or groups often live together, with 2.6 people per home on average.

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📍 Ballast Head, Suburb / Locality

Where Ballast Head sits — Average household size

2.6 —
  • 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 Ballast Head — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Ballast Head2.6
5221, SA 1.8
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 2.6 people per home, the typical household here is larger than in most other areas. This is a little above the South Australian figure of 2.4 and about the same as the national average of 2.5.

2.6 —

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.0
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Ballast Head, 1 person is the majority at 100%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

The most common family composition is Couples with children at 70%, ahead of One-parent families (40%).

Family composition

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In Ballast Head, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; One-parent families 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 Ballast Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40067/ballast-head/topic/family-households