2.0 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Colebatch · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Colebatch — lower than 86% of areas.
| Colebatch | 2.0 |
|---|---|
| 5266, SA | 2.3 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
50.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Colebatch splits fairly evenly between 1 person (40%) and 2 people (40%), with 3 people at 10%.
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Colebatch, Couples without children is the majority at 60%; Couples with children is next at 23%.
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