2.1 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.0
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Colton · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Colton
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people live in each home in Colton than in most other parts of the country. The area has a small footprint in terms of household size, with a typical home containing just 2.1 people.
2.1
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- 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 Colton — lower than 81% of areas.
| Colton | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| 5670, SA | 2.3 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With 2.1 people per home, this is much lower than most areas. This figure is a little below the South Australian average of 2.4 and the national figure of 2.5.
Household size
View on map →In Colton, 2 people is the majority at 67%; 1 person is next at 33%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
The most common family composition is Couples without children at 67%, ahead of One-parent families (44%).
Family composition
View on map →In Colton, the largest group is Couples without children at 44%, followed by One-parent families (30%) and Other families (15%).
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 Colton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40287/colton/topic/family-households