2.6 ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Carey Gully · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Carey Gully
How families and households are made up across the area.
Family structures in Carey Gully have remained stable over the last decade, with the area remaining very family-oriented. Most homes here house more people than the state average, while those living alone are far less common than in other parts of Australia.
2.6
▼ -7.1%
- 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 Carey Gully — higher than 57% of areas.
| Carey Gully | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 5144, SA | 2.6 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes in Carey Gully hold 2.6 people, which is a little above the South Australian figure of 2.4. Only 19.5% of people live alone, a rate well below both the state and national figures.
19.5% ▲ +25.1%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Carey Gully, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 61.6% of families here. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for just 4.6%, which is far below the South Australian average of 14.8%.
4.6% ▼ -48.4%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Carey Gully, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 34%.
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 Carey Gully [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40226/carey-gully/topic/family-households