Carew · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Carew

How families and households are made up across the area.

A huge gap exists between Carew and the rest of the state, where almost no one lives in a one-parent family. This small community is dominated by couples with children, which helps explain why households here are much larger than the national norm.

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📍 Carew, Suburb / Locality

Where Carew 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 Carew — higher than 88% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Carew3.1
5270, SA 2.5
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Carew are larger than usual, with 3.1 people per household. This is well above the South Australian figure of 2.4 and a little above the Australian average of 2.5.

3.1 —

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 3.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Carew, 2 people is the majority at 60%; 3 people is next at 40%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life here is very different from the state average; 75.9% of families are couples with children, while one-parent families make up 0.0%. This is far below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

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 Carew, Couples with children is the majority at 76%; Couples without children is next at 24%.

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 Carew [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40225/carew/topic/family-households