Blackfellows Caves · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Blackfellows Caves

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much lower household sizes than most areas define Blackfellows Caves. This is a small community where only 1.9 people live in the typical home, which is well below the national figure of 2.5.

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📍 Blackfellows Caves, Suburb / Locality

Where Blackfellows Caves sits — Average household size

1.9
  • 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 Blackfellows Caves — lower than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Blackfellows Caves1.9
5291, SA 2.7
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

A high number of people live alone here, accounting for 42.9% of households. This is far above the national figure of 25.6% and among the highest levels seen in similar areas.

1.9

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.4
  • 2021: 1.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

42.9%

Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 52.9%
  • 2021: 42.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Blackfellows Caves splits fairly evenly between 1 person (37%) and 2 people (37%), with 5 people at 12%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family structures here are quite different from the rest of the country, with no one-parent families recorded. Instead, over half of families are couples without children.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 6.8%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Blackfellows Caves, Couples without children is the majority at 61%; Couples with children is next at 39%.

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 Blackfellows Caves [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40116/blackfellows-caves/topic/family-households