Colebatch · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Colebatch

How families and households are made up across the area.

A shift in household patterns has occurred in Colebatch, where half of all homes are now occupied by just one person. This is a striking contrast to the rest of the country, creating a residential landscape where small households are the norm.

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📍 Colebatch, Suburb / Locality

Where Colebatch sits — Average household size

2.0
  • 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 Colebatch — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Colebatch2.0
5266, SA 2.3
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Half of the households in Colebatch consist of a single person, which is far above the national figure of 25.6%. Because of this, the typical home has only 2.0 people, a figure well below the Australian average of 2.5.

2.0

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

50.0%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 15.4%
  • 2021: 50.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Colebatch splits fairly evenly between 1 person (40%) and 2 people (40%), with 3 people at 10%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up the largest group of families here at 58.3%. Meanwhile, one-parent families represent 16.7% of the total, which is a little above both the state and national figures.

16.7%

Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 7.5%
  • 2021: 16.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Colebatch, Couples without children is the majority at 60%; Couples with 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 Colebatch [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40279/colebatch/topic/family-households