Cape Jaffa · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Cape Jaffa

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live in each home in Cape Jaffa than in most similar areas. This is a small-household community where more than a third of residents live alone, and only 1.9 people typically share a dwelling.

Open map →
📍 Cape Jaffa, Suburb / Locality

Where Cape Jaffa sits — Average household size

1.9 ▼ -17.4%
  • 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 Cape Jaffa — lower than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Cape Jaffa1.9
5275, SA 2.1
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 35.5% of people living alone, the share of single-person homes is well above the national figure of 25.6%. Two-person homes are the most common, making up 41.9% of all households.

1.9 ▼ -17.4%

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 1.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

35.5% ▲ +45.8%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.3%
  • 2016: 61.9%
  • 2021: 35.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

View on map →

In Cape Jaffa, the largest group is 2 people at 48%, followed by 1 person (41%) and 3 people (11%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 22.5% of the total, which is among the highest for areas of this size and well above the South Australian figure of 14.8%. Over half of all families are couples without children.

22.5% ▲ +226.3%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.9%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 22.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

View on map →

In Cape Jaffa, Couples without children is the majority at 57%; One-parent families is next at 24%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

More for Cape Jaffa

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Cape Jaffa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40220/cape-jaffa/topic/family-households