Bletchley · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Bletchley

How families and households are made up across the area.

About 74% of families in Bletchley are couples with children, making it an area dominated by larger family units. This is reflected in the very high number of people living in each home, which is far above the national figure.

Open map →
📍 Bletchley, Suburb / Locality

Where Bletchley sits — Average household size

3.2 —
  • 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 Bletchley — higher than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bletchley3.2
5255, SA 2.5
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Bletchley are much larger than usual, with 3.2 people per house compared to the national figure of 2.5. Notably, no one lives alone here, which is far below both the state and national rates.

3.2 —

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 3.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

0.0% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

View on map →

In Bletchley, the largest group is 4 people at 48%, followed by 2 people (24%) and 3 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 10.5% of the total, a figure that is well below the Australian average of 14.1%.

10.5% —

Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 4.1%
  • 2021: 10.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

View on map →

In Bletchley, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; Couples without children is next at 23%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

More for Bletchley

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Bletchley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40125/bletchley/topic/family-households