Beaumont · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Beaumont

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly 68% of families in Beaumont are couples with children, making it a place where family units are very common. The typical home here is more crowded than most, with 2.8 people per household, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5.

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📍 Beaumont, Suburb / Locality

Where Beaumont sits — Average household size

2.8 ▲ +7.7%
  • 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 Beaumont — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Beaumont2.8
5066, SA 2.7
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Beaumont are larger than usual, which helps explain why only 18.4% of people live alone—a figure well below the national average of 25.6%. The most common household size is two people, at 32.5%.

2.8 ▲ +7.7%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

18.4% ▼ -4.4%

Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.3%
  • 2016: 19.5%
  • 2021: 18.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Beaumont, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 4 people (23%) and 1 person (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family structures here are less diverse than in other areas, with one-parent families making up only 7.1% of the total. This is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

7.1% ▼ -16.7%

Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.6%
  • 2016: 6.5%
  • 2021: 7.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Beaumont, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; Couples without children is next at 25%.

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 Beaumont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40085/beaumont/topic/family-households