Crafers West · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Crafers West

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people live in each home in Crafers West than in most similar areas. This is a family-focused community where only 19% of households are people living alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%.

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📍 Crafers West, Suburb / Locality

Where Crafers West sits — Average household size

2.7 → 0.0%
  • 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 Crafers West — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Crafers West2.7
5152, SA 2.6
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here has 2.7 people, which is a little above the South Australian figure. This larger household size is reflected in the fact that only 19% of residents live alone, well below the state average of 28.5%.

2.7 → 0.0%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

19.0% ▲ +8.1%

Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.6%
  • 2016: 16.0%
  • 2021: 19.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Crafers West, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 1 person (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 64.5% of families in Crafers West. This means one-parent families are less common here at 8.1%, a figure well below both the state and national averages.

8.1% ▲ +25.5%

Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.4%
  • 2016: 9.1%
  • 2021: 8.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Crafers West, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

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 West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40323/crafers-west/topic/family-households