Daw Park · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Daw Park

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.

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📍 Daw Park, Suburb / Locality

Where Daw Park sits — Average household size

2.3 ▲ +4.5%
  • 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 Daw Park — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Daw Park2.3
5041, SA 2.6
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

33.6% ▼ -8.0%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 36.5%
  • 2016: 33.4%
  • 2021: 33.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Daw Park splits fairly evenly between 1 person (34%) and 2 people (29%), with 3 people at 16%.

Families

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.

  • 2011: 16.5%
  • 2016: 15.6%
  • 2021: 14.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Daw Park, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 23%.

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 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