Caloote · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Caloote

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people share a home in Caloote compared to most areas, with the typical household holding just 2.2 people. This reflects a community where small households are the norm, though nearly half of all families are couples with children.

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📍 Caloote, Suburb / Locality

Where Caloote sits — Average household size

2.2 → 0.0%
  • 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 Caloote — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Caloote2.2
5254, SA 2.5
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 28.1% of residents live alone, which is a little above the national figure. Two-person homes are the most common, making up 42.1% of all households in the area.

2.2 → 0.0%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.1% ▼ -8.2%

Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 30.6%
  • 2016: 24.6%
  • 2021: 28.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Caloote, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 5 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children are the most common family type at 47.1%, while couples with children follow closely at 44.1%. One-parent families make up 11.8% of the total, which is well below the South Australian average.

11.8% ▲ +34.6%

Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.7%
  • 2016: 6.8%
  • 2021: 11.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Caloote splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (46%) and Couples with children (43%), with One-parent families at 11%.

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 Caloote [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40205/caloote/topic/family-households