Brooklyn Park · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Brooklyn Park

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.

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📍 Brooklyn Park, Suburb / Locality

Where Brooklyn Park sits — Average household size

2.3 ▲ +4.5%
  • 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 Brooklyn Park — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Brooklyn Park2.3
5032, SA 2.4
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

33.5% ▼ -10.6%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 37.5%
  • 2016: 35.4%
  • 2021: 33.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Brooklyn Park splits fairly evenly between 1 person (34%) and 2 people (32%), with 3 people at 16%.

Families

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.

  • 2011: 16.4%
  • 2016: 13.3%
  • 2021: 12.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Brooklyn Park, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 29%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

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