Belair · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Belair

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people live alone in Belair than in most other areas, with only 19.6% of households consisting of a single person. This is well below the South Australian figure of 28.5%. As a result, the typical home in Belair is slightly larger than the state average, holding about 2.6 people.

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Where Belair sits — Average household size

2.6 → 0.0%
  • 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 Belair — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Belair2.6
5052, SA 2.6
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than in most areas, with 21% of households containing four people. This trend is reflected in the low number of single-person homes, which is 6 percentage points lower than the national figure.

2.6 → 0.0%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

19.6% ▲ +3.5%

Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.9%
  • 2016: 19.2%
  • 2021: 19.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Belair, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 1 person (20%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most households are couples with children, making up 63.9% of families. This helps explain why one-parent families are much less common here at 7.4%, a figure well below both the state and national averages.

7.4% ▼ -6.9%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.0%
  • 2016: 7.4%
  • 2021: 7.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Belair, 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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Belair [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40089/belair/topic/family-households