Caralue · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Caralue

How families and households are made up across the area.

Large households have become a defining feature of Caralue, where people per home is now well above the state figure. This sparsely populated area is dominated by couples with children, making up over half of all family groups.

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📍 Caralue, Suburb / Locality

Where Caralue sits — Average household size

3.1
  • 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 Caralue — higher than 88% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Caralue3.1
5641, SA 2.4
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Caralue are larger than most, with 3.1 people per home. This is well above the South Australian figure of 2.4.

3.1

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 3.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Caralue, 2 people is the majority at 67%; 5 people is next at 33%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families are almost exclusively couples, with 51.7% having children and 27.6% without. Notably, there are no one-parent families, a figure far below the national average of 14.1%.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Caralue, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 35%.

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 Caralue [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40222/caralue/topic/family-households