Cromer · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Cromer

How families and households are made up across the area.

Similar home and family patterns to other areas of its kind define Cromer, where the typical household consists of 2.5 people. The area is heavily shaped by couples, with over 62% of families having children.

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📍 Cromer, Suburb / Locality

Where Cromer sits — Average household size

2.5
  • 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 Cromer — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Cromer2.5
5235, SA 2.4
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

A typical home here has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the South Australian and national figures. Far fewer people live alone in Cromer compared to the rest of the state, at just 21.8%.

2.5

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

21.8%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 21.7%
  • 2021: 21.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Cromer, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 5 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life is dominated by couples, with 62.1% having children and 36.2% without. Only 2.9% are one-parent families, a figure that is far below the national average of 14.1%.

2.9%

Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 2.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Cromer, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 36%.

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 Cromer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40327/cromer/topic/family-households