Clarence Park · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Clarence Park

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than a third of all homes in Clarence Park are occupied by people living alone. This high number of single-person households means the area feels less crowded than many other suburbs, with a typical home holding just 2.3 people.

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📍 Clarence Park, Suburb / Locality

Where Clarence Park sits — Average household size

2.3 → 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 Clarence Park — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Clarence Park2.3
5034, SA 2.4
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

A striking 33% of people here live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. This trend helps explain why the typical home size is a little below the Australian average.

2.3 → 0.0%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

33.0% ▲ +0.5%

Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 32.8%
  • 2016: 31.5%
  • 2021: 33.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Clarence Park splits fairly evenly between 1 person (33%) and 2 people (30%), with 4 people at 16%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most families here are couples with children, making up 60.6% of the total. In contrast, one-parent families account for 11.2%, a figure that is well below the South Australian average.

11.2% ▼ -8.2%

Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.2%
  • 2016: 12.0%
  • 2021: 11.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Clarence Park, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; 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 Clarence Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40261/clarence-park/topic/family-households