Callington · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Callington

How families and households are made up across the area.

A slightly higher proportion of people living alone and single-parent families set Callington apart from the state and national norms. While the typical home holds about 2.4 people, the area sees more one-person households and single-parent setups than is common in most similar regions.

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📍 Callington, Suburb / Locality

Where Callington sits — Average household size

2.4 ▼ -4.0%
  • 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 Callington — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Callington2.4
5254, SA 2.5
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 27.5% of people here live alone, which is higher than most areas and a little above the national figure of 25.6%. Two-person homes are the most common, making up 32.6% of all households.

2.4 ▼ -4.0%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

27.5% ▼ -14.2%

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 32.1%
  • 2016: 23.3%
  • 2021: 27.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Callington, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (22%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group at 54%, while one-parent families account for 15.2%. This share of single-parent homes is higher than in most areas and sits a little above the Australian average of 14.1%.

15.2% ▼ -28.5%

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 21.3%
  • 2016: 14.0%
  • 2021: 15.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Callington, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; 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 Callington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40203/callington/topic/family-households