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Chiton · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Chiton

How families and households are made up across the area.

Smaller homes are the norm in Chiton, where the typical household has just two people. This trend is driven by a high number of couples without children and a significant number of people living on their own.

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📍 Chiton, Suburb / Locality

Where Chiton sits — Average household size

2.1 —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Chiton — lower than 81% of areas.

Chiton2.1
5211, SA 2.1
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 54% of homes contain two people, and 27.5% are occupied by a person living alone. This results in a typical household size of 2.1 people, which is much lower than most similar areas.

Household size

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In Chiton, 2 people is the majority at 54%; 1 person is next at 27%.

2 people 54.4% 1 person 27.5% 3 people 7.3% 4 people 7.3% 5 people 4.1%

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up the largest group at 58.4%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for only 5.6%, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.

Family composition

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In Chiton, Couples without children is the majority at 59%; Couples with children is next at 36%.

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 Chiton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40254/chiton/topic/family-households