3.0 —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.4
- 2021: 3.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Cortlinye · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much larger homes than the state average define the living patterns in Cortlinye, where the typical household holds 3.0 people. This creates a stark contrast with the rest of South Australia and the nation, as family units here are significantly larger and more traditional in structure.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Cortlinye — higher than 86% of areas.
| Cortlinye | 3.0 |
|---|---|
| 5641, SA | 2.4 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Homes in Cortlinye are more crowded than in most areas, with 3.0 people per home. This is well above the South Australian figure of 2.4 and a little above the Australian average of 2.5.
3.0 —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
In Cortlinye, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 5 people (30%) and 1 person (17%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life is dominated by couples with children, who make up 87.1% of the total. This helps explain why there are no one-parent families in the area, a figure far below both the state and national averages.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Cortlinye, Couples with children is the majority at 84%; Couples without children is next at 16%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Cortlinye [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40315/cortlinye/topic/family-households