2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Brukunga · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Brukunga
How families and households are made up across the area.
Household patterns in Brukunga have remained steady over the last decade, with the area now defined by a high proportion of families. Most homes are headed by couples with children, making it a strongly family-oriented pocket of the Mount Barker region.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 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 Brukunga — higher than 50% of areas.
| Brukunga | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 5252, SA | 2.6 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Brukunga holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure. About 25% of residents live alone, a rate that is well below the South Australian average.
25.0% ▲ +31.0%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Brukunga, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 4 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life is very common here, as 65.7% of families are couples with children. In contrast, one-parent families make up only 6% of the total, which is well below both the state and national figures.
6.0% ▼ -60.7%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Brukunga, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Brukunga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40174/brukunga/topic/family-households