Cummins · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Cummins

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up the largest group of families in Cummins, representing 57.9% of the total. The area has a stable household structure where the typical home holds 2.5 people, matching the national figure.

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Where Cummins sits — Average household size

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 Cummins — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Cummins2.5
5631, SA 2.5
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About a quarter of people in Cummins live alone, which is much lower than the South Australian figure of 28.5%. Two-person households are the most common, accounting for 41.1% of all homes.

2.5 → 0.0%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

25.0% ▼ -6.5%

Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 26.7%
  • 2016: 26.3%
  • 2021: 25.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Cummins, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families make up 8.4% of the total, a figure that is well below both the state (14.8%) and national (14.1%) averages. Couples without children represent another 32.3% of families in the area.

8.4% ▼ -18.8%

Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.3%
  • 2016: 9.7%
  • 2021: 8.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Cummins, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 33%.

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 Cummins [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40336/cummins/topic/family-households