Cannawigara · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Cannawigara

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger homes and a strong focus on family life define daily living in Cannawigara. With 62.3% of families being couples with children, the area is much less likely to have people living alone than the rest of the state.

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📍 Cannawigara, Suburb / Locality

Where Cannawigara sits — Average household size

2.6 —
  • 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 Cannawigara — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Cannawigara2.6
5268, SA 2.4
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are more crowded than usual, with 2.6 people per household compared to 2.4 in South Australia. This is reflected in the low number of single-person homes, which at 13.7% is far below the national figure of 25.6%.

2.6 —

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

13.7% —

Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 14.0%
  • 2021: 13.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Cannawigara splits fairly evenly between 2 people (30%) and 3 people (28%), with 1 person at 15%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most families are couples with children, and one-parent families make up only 6.6% of the total. This is well below the Australian average of 14.1%.

6.6% —

Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 10.2%
  • 2021: 6.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Cannawigara, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 28%.

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 Cannawigara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40214/cannawigara/topic/family-households