3.1 ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0
- 2016: 3.1
- 2021: 3.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Burton · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Burton
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger living arrangements have become more common in Burton, where homes now hold significantly more people than the state average. This is a family-focused area where the typical home houses 3.1 people, well above the South Australian figure of 2.4.
3.1
▲ +3.3%
- 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 Burton — higher than 88% of areas.
| Burton | 3.1 |
|---|---|
| 5110, SA | 2.8 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Burton has some of the highest occupancy rates in the region, with 3.1 people per home. This is consistent with very few people living alone, at just 16.8%, which is far below the South Australian figure of 28.5%.
16.8% ▲ +14.6%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Burton, the largest group is 2 people at 26%, followed by 3 people (21%) and 4 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Families with children are the norm here, making up 62.7% of households. One-parent families are much more common than in most areas, accounting for 20.4% of the total, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
20.4% ▲ +9.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Burton, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; One-parent families is next at 20%.
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 Burton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40196/burton/topic/family-households