Bordertown South · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Bordertown South

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households are much more common in Bordertown South than in most similar areas. The community is heavily defined by family life, with nearly three-quarters of all families being couples with children.

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📍 Bordertown South, Suburb / Locality

Where Bordertown South sits — Average household size

2.8
  • 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 South — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bordertown South2.8
5268, SA 2.4
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here tend to be more crowded than usual, with 2.8 people per household. This is a little above the state figure of 2.4 and the national figure of 2.5.

2.8

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.5
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Bordertown South, 3 people is the majority at 63%; 2 people is next at 38%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families with children are the norm here, making up 74.4% of the total. In contrast, one-parent families are completely absent at 0.0%, which is far below the 14.1% national average.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 10.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Bordertown South, Couples with children is the majority at 76%; Couples without children is next at 24%.

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 South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40143/bordertown-south/topic/family-households