2.4 ▲ +4.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Bordertown · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Bordertown
How families and households are made up across the area.
A higher share of people live alone in Bordertown compared to the national figure. Most homes here are modest in size, with a typical household consisting of 2.4 people. This aligns closely with both state and national patterns for home occupancy.
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 Bordertown — lower than 57% of areas.
| Bordertown | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 5268, SA | 2.4 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Single-person households make up 28.5% of the area, which is higher than most similar places and slightly above the Australian figure of 25.6%. Two-person homes are the most common, accounting for 36.9% of all households.
28.5% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Bordertown, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Over half of families in Bordertown are couples with children. One-parent families make up 12.0% of the total, which is a little below both the South Australian and national figures.
12.0% ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Bordertown, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 34%.
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 Bordertown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40142/bordertown/topic/family-households