Biggs Flat · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Biggs Flat

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Biggs Flat than in most similar areas. This is a place where households tend to be larger than the state average, with a strong focus on couples and families living together.

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📍 Biggs Flat, Suburb / Locality

Where Biggs Flat sits — Average household size

2.7 —
  • 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 Biggs Flat — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Biggs Flat2.7
5153, SA 2.7
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here holds 2.7 people, which is a little above the South Australian figure of 2.4. Only 10.3% of people live alone, a rate far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

2.7 —

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

10.3% —

Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 29.6%
  • 2021: 10.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Biggs Flat, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 4 people (35%) and 1 person (10%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 61.2% of families, while one-parent families are much lower than most areas at 4.5%. This is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

4.5% —

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 7.9%
  • 2021: 4.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Biggs Flat, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; 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 Biggs Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40105/biggs-flat/topic/family-households