Burdett · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Burdett

How families and households are made up across the area.

A higher number of people share each home in Burdett than is typical for most areas. This community is mostly made up of families, though more than one in five households are single-parent families, which is well above the national figure.

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📍 Burdett, Suburb / Locality

Where Burdett sits — Average household size

2.8 ▼ -22.2%
  • 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 Burdett — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Burdett2.8
5253, SA 2.3
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Burdett holds 2.8 people, which is a little above the South Australian figure of 2.4. While 27.4% of people live alone, the most common household size is two people at 28.8%.

2.8 ▼ -22.2%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.6
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

27.4%

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 24.6%
  • 2021: 27.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Burdett splits fairly evenly between 2 people (28%) and 1 person (26%), with 5 people at 14%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Over half of all families are couples with children. Single-parent families make up 22.9% of the total, a figure that is well above the Australian average of 14.1%.

22.9% ▼ -48.5%

Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 44.4%
  • 2016: 14.0%
  • 2021: 22.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Burdett, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 24%.

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 Burdett [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40190/burdett/topic/family-households