2.4 ▲ +4.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Blackwood · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Blackwood
How families and households are made up across the area.
A mix of family homes and single occupants defines daily life in Blackwood. The area has a diverse range of living arrangements, with nearly 30% of households consisting of just one person.
2.4
▲ +4.3%
- 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 Blackwood — lower than 57% of areas.
| Blackwood | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 5051, SA | 2.7 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
People per home is 2.4, which is about the same as the South Australian and national figures. Two-person homes are most common at 34.7%, while 28.4% of residents live alone, a rate higher than most areas.
28.4% ▲ +1.0%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Blackwood, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 4 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the majority of families here at 58.5%. One-parent families account for 11.4% of the total, which is well below the state figure of 14.8%.
11.4% ▲ +4.9%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Blackwood, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 29%.
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 Blackwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40119/blackwood/topic/family-households