Cradock · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Cradock

How families and households are made up across the area.

Family structures in Cradock have remained very stable over the last decade. The area is dominated by couples with children, who make up 71.9% of all families. This creates a community where the typical home is slightly more crowded than those in the rest of the state.

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📍 Cradock, Suburb / Locality

Where Cradock sits — Average household size

2.6
  • 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 Cradock — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Cradock2.6
5432, SA 2.4
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Cradock typically hold 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas. This is a little above the South Australian figure of 2.4 and about the same as the national average of 2.5.

2.6

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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Cradock splits fairly evenly between 1 person (33%) and 2 people (33%), with 3 people at 33%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most families here are couples with children (71.9%) or couples without (21.9%). Notably, there are no one-parent families, a figure far below both the state (14.8%) and national (14.1%) averages.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Cradock, Couples with children is the majority at 77%; Couples without children is next at 23%.

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 Cradock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40321/cradock/topic/family-households