Cunningham · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Cunningham

How families and households are made up across the area.

Large households are the norm in Cunningham, where an average of 3.1 people live in each home. This is well above the South Australian figure of 2.4, reflecting a community where few people live alone.

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📍 Cunningham, Suburb / Locality

Where Cunningham sits — Average household size

3.1 —
  • 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 Cunningham — higher than 88% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Cunningham3.1
5571, SA 2.0
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 13.6% of residents live alone, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%. Half of all households contain two people, while 22.7% are large homes with six or more residents.

3.1 —

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 3.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

13.6% —

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 16.7%
  • 2021: 13.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Cunningham, 2 people is the majority at 58%; 6 or more is next at 26%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most families here are couples with children, making up 62.1% of the total. Single-parent families are less common here at 7.6%, which is well below the state figure of 14.8%.

7.6% —

Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 7.1%
  • 2021: 7.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Cunningham, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; 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 Cunningham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40339/cunningham/topic/family-households