2.3 ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Daw Park · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
A shifting mix of living arrangements defines Daw Park, where a growing number of people now live alone. This trend is reflected in the 33.6% of households consisting of just one person, a figure well above the national average.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Daw Park — lower than 71% of areas.
| Daw Park | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 5041, SA | 2.6 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Single-person households are much more common here than in most areas, with 33.6% of homes housing one person. Because of this, the typical home in Daw Park holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the Australian figure of 2.5.
2.3 ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
33.6% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Daw Park splits fairly evenly between 1 person (34%) and 2 people (29%), with 3 people at 16%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 59.9%, while one-parent families account for 14.8%. This share of single-parent homes is higher than in most similar areas, though it is about the same as the South Australian average.
14.8% ▼ -10.4%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Daw Park, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 23%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Daw Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40354/daw-park/topic/family-households