2.6 ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Clarendon · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Clarendon
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 60% of families in Clarendon are couples with children, making it a strong hub for family living. The area has a much lower rate of people living alone compared to the rest of the state and country. This contributes to a community where homes are generally more crowded than in most other areas.
2.6
▲ +4.0%
- 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 Clarendon — higher than 57% of areas.
| Clarendon | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 5157, SA | 2.7 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes in Clarendon hold 2.6 people, which is a little above the South Australian figure of 2.4. Only 19% of residents live alone, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.
19.0% ▼ -17.6%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Clarendon, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (19%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 8.6% of the local total, which is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia. Most families here are couples, with 59.4% raising children and 30.8% without.
8.6% ▲ +42.5%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Clarendon, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 31%.
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 Clarendon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40262/clarendon/topic/family-households