Clay Wells · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Clay Wells

How families and households are made up across the area.

Small household sizes define daily life in Clay Wells, where the typical home holds just 2.2 people. This is a little below the national figure and reflects a community where most families are couples, with no one-parent families recorded.

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📍 Clay Wells, Suburb / Locality

Where Clay Wells sits — Average household size

2.2
  • 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 Clay Wells — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Clay Wells2.2
5280, SA 2.2
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 2.2 people per home, households here are a little smaller than those in South Australia and most other areas.

2.2

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Clay Wells, 1 person is the majority at 58%; 2 people is next at 42%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families with children make up 70.8% of the area, while couples without children account for 20.8%. Notably, there are no one-parent families, a figure far below both the state and national averages.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Clay Wells, Couples with children is the majority at 77%; Couples without children is next at 23%.

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 Clay Wells [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40263/clay-wells/topic/family-households