2.7 ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Bethany · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Bethany
How families and households are made up across the area.
Household sizes in Bethany have remained steady, but the area stands out for having very few single-parent families. Most homes are occupied by couples, with 63.1% of families raising children together. This creates a family-focused environment where typical homes hold 2.7 people.
2.7
▼ -6.9%
- 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 Bethany — higher than 71% of areas.
| Bethany | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 5352, SA | 2.3 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are slightly larger than the state average, with 2.7 people per household. This is reflected in the fact that only 24.5% of people live alone, which is well below the South Australian figure of 28.5%.
24.5% ▲ +103.5%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Bethany, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up just 4.1% of the population, a figure far below the national average of 14.1%. The vast majority of families are couples, with 32.8% having no children.
4.1% ▼ -17.4%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Bethany, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 33%.
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 Bethany [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40099/bethany/topic/family-households