Birchmore · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Birchmore

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households are a defining feature of daily life in Birchmore, where the typical home holds 3.3 people. This is well above the national figure of 2.5, suggesting a community where more people live together under one roof than in most other parts of the country.

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📍 Birchmore, Suburb / Locality

Where Birchmore sits — Average household size

3.3
  • 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 Birchmore — higher than 91% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Birchmore3.3
5223, SA 2.2
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Birchmore are much larger than usual, with 3.3 people per dwelling. This is well above the South Australian average of 2.4.

3.3

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 3.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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Birchmore splits fairly evenly between 2 people (50%) and 4 people (50%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 75.7% of families here. One-parent families account for 13.5%, which is higher than most areas but a little below the state figure of 14.8%.

13.5%

Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 13.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Birchmore, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; Couples without children is next at 21%.

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 Birchmore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40108/birchmore/topic/family-households