2.3 ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Brooklyn Park · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people live alone in Brooklyn Park than in most similar areas, with 33.5% of households consisting of just one person. This creates a landscape where single-person homes are common, though couples with children still make up the largest group of families.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Brooklyn Park — lower than 71% of areas.
| Brooklyn Park | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 5032, SA | 2.4 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
A high 33.5% of people live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. Because of this, the typical home holds 2.3 people, slightly lower than the Australian average of 2.5.
2.3 ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
33.5% ▼ -10.6%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Brooklyn Park splits fairly evenly between 1 person (34%) and 2 people (32%), with 3 people at 16%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the majority of families at 56.6%. One-parent families account for 12.1%, which is a little below the South Australian figure of 14.8%.
12.1% ▼ -26.3%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Brooklyn Park, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 29%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Brooklyn Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40167/brooklyn-park/topic/family-households