Brinkworth · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Brinkworth

How families and households are made up across the area.

Half of all families in Brinkworth are couples with children. This makes it a family-focused area, though it also has a high number of people living on their own. The typical home here is smaller than the national figure, with 2.3 people per household.

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Where Brinkworth sits — Average household size

2.3 → 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 Brinkworth — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Brinkworth2.3
5464, SA 2.4
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 30.6% of people live alone in Brinkworth, which is well above the Australian figure of 25.6%. Two-person households are the most common, making up 38% of all homes.

2.3 → 0.0%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

30.6% ▼ -16.0%

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 36.4%
  • 2016: 27.5%
  • 2021: 30.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Brinkworth, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (32%) and 3 people (11%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up only 5.8% of the total, a figure that is well below both the South Australian and national averages. Most families are couples, with 40.5% being those without children.

5.8% ▼ -48.7%

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.3%
  • 2016: 11.0%
  • 2021: 5.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Brinkworth, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 42%.

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 Brinkworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40163/brinkworth/topic/family-households