Cherryville · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Cherryville

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Cherryville compared to the rest of the state, with only 15.8% of households consisting of one person. This makes it a place where most residents live in larger groups or family units. The typical home here is slightly more crowded than the state average.

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📍 Cherryville, Suburb / Locality

Where Cherryville sits — Average household size

2.6
  • 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 Cherryville — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Cherryville2.6
5134, SA 2.7
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Cherryville usually hold 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas. The most common household size is two people, making up 36.8% of all homes.

2.6

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

15.8%

Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 20.5%
  • 2021: 15.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Cherryville, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 3 people (25%) and 4 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life is common here, with couples with children making up 50.6% of the total. One-parent families account for only 8.0%, a figure well below both the state and national figures.

8.0%

Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 13.3%
  • 2021: 8.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Cherryville splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (47%) and Couples without children (45%), with One-parent families at 8%.

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 Cherryville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40250/cherryville/topic/family-households