Broadview · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Broadview

How families and households are made up across the area.

A high number of people living alone shapes daily life in Broadview, where 31.6% of households are single-person homes. This figure is well above the national average. While many residents live solo, the typical home still holds about 2.4 people, which is consistent with the state average.

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📍 Broadview, Suburb / Locality

Where Broadview sits — Average household size

2.4 ▲ +9.1%
  • 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 Broadview — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Broadview2.4
5083, SA 2.4
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Single-person households are far more common here than in most areas, making up 31.6% of the total. Two-person homes are almost as frequent at 31.1%, while those with three or more people are less common.

2.4 ▲ +9.1%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

31.6% ▼ -12.0%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 36.0%
  • 2016: 35.3%
  • 2021: 31.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Broadview splits fairly evenly between 1 person (32%) and 2 people (31%), with 3 people at 16%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the majority of families at 56.8%, followed by couples without children at 27.1%. One-parent families account for 14.5%, a figure that is higher than most areas but about the same as the state and national averages.

14.5% ▲ +4.7%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.9%
  • 2016: 11.4%
  • 2021: 14.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Broadview, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

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 Broadview [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40164/broadview/topic/family-households