Chandlers Hill · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Chandlers Hill

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much larger households than most similar areas define Chandlers Hill, where the typical home holds 3.0 people. This is well above the South Australian figure of 2.4, creating a community where few people live on their own.

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📍 Chandlers Hill, Suburb / Locality

Where Chandlers Hill sits — Average household size

3.0 → 0.0%
  • 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 Chandlers Hill — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Chandlers Hill3.0
5159, SA 2.6
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 9.0% of residents live alone, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%. Large homes are common here, with 36.3% of households containing two people and 21.9% holding three.

3.0 → 0.0%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.0
  • 2016: 3.0
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

9.0% ▼ -11.3%

Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.1%
  • 2016: 7.6%
  • 2021: 9.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Chandlers Hill, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 3 people (22%) and 4 people (20%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the vast majority of families at 68.8%. In contrast, one-parent families are much less common at 4.1%, a figure far below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

4.1% ▼ -29.7%

Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.8%
  • 2016: 5.7%
  • 2021: 4.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Chandlers Hill, Couples with children is the majority at 69%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

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 Chandlers Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40242/chandlers-hill/topic/family-households