Campbelltown · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Campbelltown

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over 30% of people in Campbelltown (SA) live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. This high number of single-person households shapes the local landscape, even though the typical home size remains consistent with the rest of the state.

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📍 Campbelltown, Suburb / Locality

Where Campbelltown sits — Average household size

2.4 ▲ +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 Campbelltown — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Campbelltown2.4
5074, SA 2.4
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Around 30.6% of residents live by themselves, a rate higher than most other areas. While the typical home holds 2.4 people, about 31.5% of households consist of just two people.

2.4 ▲ +4.3%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

30.6% ▼ -6.6%

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 32.8%
  • 2016: 32.7%
  • 2021: 30.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Campbelltown splits fairly evenly between 2 people (32%) and 1 person (31%), with 3 people at 17%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 56.3% of families here. One-parent families account for 14.6%, a figure that is higher than most areas but about the same as the South Australian average.

14.6% ▼ -9.6%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.2%
  • 2016: 13.6%
  • 2021: 14.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Campbelltown, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

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 Campbelltown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40212/campbelltown/topic/family-households