Clovelly Park · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Clovelly Park

How families and households are made up across the area.

A higher proportion of people live alone in Clovelly Park than in most similar areas. This suburb of Adelaide balances a strong family presence with a notable number of single-person households, though the typical home size remains consistent with national figures.

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📍 Clovelly Park, Suburb / Locality

Where Clovelly Park sits — Average household size

2.5 ▲ +8.7%
  • 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 Clovelly Park — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Clovelly Park2.5
5042, SA 2.4
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 27.1% of residents live alone, which is a little above the national figure of 25.6%. With 2.5 people per home, household sizes here are about the same as across Australia and South Australia.

2.5 ▲ +8.7%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

27.1% ▼ -14.4%

Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 31.6%
  • 2016: 27.8%
  • 2021: 27.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Clovelly Park splits fairly evenly between 2 people (30%) and 1 person (27%), with 3 people at 19%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 58.8% of families in the area. One-parent families account for 13.3%, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but a little below the South Australian average of 14.8%.

13.3% ▼ -20.0%

Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.6%
  • 2016: 14.9%
  • 2021: 13.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Clovelly Park, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 26%.

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 Clovelly Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40272/clovelly-park/topic/family-households