Corny Point · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Corny Point

How families and households are made up across the area.

Household patterns in Corny Point have shifted over the last decade, with a notable rise in one-parent families. This sparsely populated area now sees 18.5% of families led by a single parent, a figure well above the national average.

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📍 Corny Point, Suburb / Locality

Where Corny Point sits — Average household size

2.2 ▼ -8.3%
  • 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 Corny Point — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Corny Point2.2
5575, SA 2.1
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are smaller than most, with a typical size of 2.2 people. This is a little below the South Australian figure of 2.4, and about 42.9% of households consist of just two people.

2.2 ▼ -8.3%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

26.5% ▼ -12.2%

Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 30.2%
  • 2016: 34.0%
  • 2021: 26.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Corny Point, the largest group is 2 people at 49%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 4 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 18.5% of the area, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia. Couples without children are the most common family type at 42.4%.

18.5% ▲ +203.2%

Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.1%
  • 2016: 5.3%
  • 2021: 18.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Corny Point, the largest group is Couples without children at 45%, followed by Couples with children (35%) and One-parent families (20%).

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 Corny Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40312/corny-point/topic/family-households