Chapel Hill · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Chapel Hill

How families and households are made up across the area.

Almost 60% of families in Chapel Hill have children, making it a place where large households are the norm. It is a strong family hub with very few people living alone compared to the rest of the state.

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📍 Chapel Hill, Suburb / Locality

Where Chapel Hill sits — Average household size

2.8 ▼ -6.7%
  • 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 Chapel Hill — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Chapel Hill2.8
5153, SA 2.7
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than usual, with 2.8 people per dwelling, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. Only 14.3% of people live alone, a figure far below the 28.5% seen across South Australia.

2.8 ▼ -6.7%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.0
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

14.3% ▼ -3.2%

Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.8%
  • 2016: 11.1%
  • 2021: 14.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Chapel Hill, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 3 people (19%) and 4 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 59.7% of families, while only 3.4% are one-parent families. This proportion of single-parent homes is far below both the state and national figures by 11 percentage points.

3.4% ▼ -62.1%

Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.9%
  • 2016: 5.2%
  • 2021: 3.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Chapel Hill, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; 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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Chapel Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40243/chapel-hill/topic/family-households