2.0 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.9
- 2021: 2.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Cowirra · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Cowirra
How families and households are made up across the area.
Small household sizes define daily life in Cowirra, where only 2 people typically live in each home. This is well below the national figure of 2.5, creating a community where many residents live in smaller, more independent arrangements.
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 Cowirra — lower than 86% of areas.
| Cowirra | 2.0 |
|---|---|
| 5238, SA | 2.0 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Almost 38% of people here live alone, a figure far above the Australian average of 26%. Two-person households are the most common, making up 47% of all homes in the area.
37.9% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45.5%
- 2021: 37.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Cowirra, the largest group is 2 people at 46%, followed by 1 person (37%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single parents make up 17.6% of families, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. Most families are couples, with 45.1% having no children and 39.2% having children.
17.6% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Cowirra, the largest group is Couples without children at 44%, followed by Couples with children (38%) and One-parent families (17%).
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 Cowirra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40320/cowirra/topic/family-households