Crafers · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Crafers

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Crafers compared to the rest of South Australia. This area is dominated by families and larger households, with 63% of families being couples with children.

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📍 Crafers, Suburb / Locality

Where Crafers sits — Average household size

2.7 ▼ -3.6%
  • 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 Crafers — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Crafers2.7
5152, SA 2.6
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than usual, with 2.7 people per household compared to the state figure of 2.4. Only 16.2% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%.

2.7 ▼ -3.6%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.2% ▲ +2.2%

Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.8%
  • 2016: 17.0%
  • 2021: 16.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Crafers, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 4 people (23%) and 1 person (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up just 6.4% of the total, a figure that is well below the national average of 14.1%. Most families are couples, with 63% having children and 30.1% without.

6.4% ▼ -15.7%

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.6%
  • 2016: 7.7%
  • 2021: 6.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Crafers, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 30%.

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 Crafers [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40322/crafers/topic/family-households