2.7 → 0.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Birdwood · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Birdwood
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more households in Birdwood are larger than in most similar areas, with a typical home holding 2.7 people. This trend is driven by a high number of families and a much lower rate of people living alone compared to the rest of the state.
2.7
→ 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 Birdwood — higher than 71% of areas.
| Birdwood | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 5234, SA | 2.7 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than usual, with 2.7 people per household, which is a little above the South Australian figure of 2.4. Only 19.3% of people live alone, a rate well below the 28.5% seen across South Australia.
19.3% ▲ +2.5%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Birdwood, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (19%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most families in Birdwood are couples with children, making up 62.2% of the total. One-parent families account for 9.0%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
9.0% ▼ -11.1%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Birdwood, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Birdwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40109/birdwood/topic/family-households