Blanchetown · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Blanchetown

How families and households are made up across the area.

Small households are the norm in Blanchetown, where 41.3% of people live alone. This high number of single-person homes means the typical home is much smaller than those in the rest of the state and nation.

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📍 Blanchetown, Suburb / Locality

Where Blanchetown sits — Average household size

1.9 → 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 Blanchetown — lower than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Blanchetown1.9
5357, SA 2.0
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With only 1.9 people per home, this is well below the national figure of 2.5. The share of people living alone is far above the Australian average, sitting at 41.3%.

1.9 → 0.0%

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.9
  • 2016: 1.9
  • 2021: 1.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

41.3% ▲ +21.2%

Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 34.1%
  • 2016: 38.1%
  • 2021: 41.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Blanchetown splits fairly evenly between 1 person (42%) and 2 people (42%), with 3 people at 7%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Nearly half of families here are couples without children, at 47.1%. One-parent families make up 13.2% of the total, which is higher than most similar areas.

13.2% ▲ +3.5%

Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.8%
  • 2016: 15.9%
  • 2021: 13.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Blanchetown, the largest group is Couples without children at 46%, followed by Couples with children (39%) and One-parent families (13%).

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 Blanchetown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40124/blanchetown/topic/family-households