Basket Range · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Basket Range

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households have become the norm in Basket Range, where an average of 2.9 people live in each home. This is much higher than most similar areas, reflecting a community dominated by families rather than people living alone.

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Where Basket Range sits — Average household size

2.9 ▲ +3.6%
  • 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 Basket Range — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Basket Range2.9
5138, SA 2.9
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Basket Range are typically crowded, with 37.1% housing two people and 17.2% holding four. Only 12.1% of people live alone, a figure that is far below the South Australian average of 28.5%.

2.9 ▲ +3.6%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

12.1% ▼ -23.0%

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.7%
  • 2016: 16.0%
  • 2021: 12.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Basket Range, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 3 people (22%) and 4 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life is central here, with 64.1% of households being couples with children. One-parent families make up 8.7% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

8.7% ▲ +37.1%

Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.4%
  • 2016: 5.2%
  • 2021: 8.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Basket Range, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; 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 Basket Range [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40079/basket-range/topic/family-households