2.5 → 0.0%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Croydon · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Croydon
How families and households are made up across the area.
About as common as most similar areas, family setups in Croydon are typical for the region. The area is mostly made up of couples with children, who account for 61.9% of all families.
2.5
→ 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 Croydon — higher than 50% of areas.
| Croydon | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 5008, SA | 2.4 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Croydon holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure. Around 26.2% of households are people living alone, a rate a little below the South Australian average.
26.2% ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Croydon, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 15.3% of the total, which is higher than most areas. This is a little above the national figure of 14.1%.
15.3% ▼ -33.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Croydon, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 22%.
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 Croydon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40329/croydon/topic/family-households