2.9 ▼ -9.4%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Cherry Gardens · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Cherry Gardens
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly three people live in the typical home in Cherry Gardens, making it a place where larger households are the norm. This is a family-focused area where very few people live alone compared to the rest of the country.
2.9
▼ -9.4%
- 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 Cherry Gardens — higher than 81% of areas.
| Cherry Gardens | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| 5157, SA | 2.7 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than usual, with 2.9 people per household, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. Only 12.7% of people live alone, a rate far below both the state and national averages.
12.7% ▲ +49.1%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Cherry Gardens, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 4 people (14%) and 1 person (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most families are couples with children, making up 63.1% of the total. One-parent families account for only 6.1%, which is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.
6.1% ▼ -12.7%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Cherry Gardens, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
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 Cherry Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40249/cherry-gardens/topic/family-households