2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Bute · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Bute
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than a third of residents in Bute live alone, contributing to a smaller typical household size than most of the country. This high number of single-person homes creates a distinct living pattern where small households are very common.
2.2
▼ -4.3%
- 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 Bute — lower than 76% of areas.
| Bute | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 5560, SA | 2.3 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Bute has 2.2 people, which is a little below the Australian figure of 2.5. This is driven by a high number of people living alone, at 36.4%, which is far above the national average of 25.6%.
36.4% ▲ +16.8%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 36.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Bute splits fairly evenly between 2 people (38%) and 1 person (37%), with 3 people at 11%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 54.8% of families here, while one-parent families account for 13.8%. This share of single-parent homes is higher than in most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the national figure.
13.8% ▼ -5.5%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Bute, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 33%.
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 Bute [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40197/bute/topic/family-households