Delamere · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Delamere

How families and households are made up across the area.

Two-person homes are the most common arrangement in Delamere, where 43.9% of households fit this pattern. The area has a balanced mix of family types, with the typical home holding 2.4 people, which is about the same as the South Australian figure.

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Where Delamere sits — Average household size

2.4
  • 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 Delamere — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Delamere2.4
5204, SA 2.0
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 24.2% of people here live alone, which is well below the South Australian figure of 28.5%. Most homes are small, with 68.1% containing only one or two people.

2.4

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

24.2%

Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 29.0%
  • 2021: 24.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Delamere, the largest group is 2 people at 47%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 4 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group at 47.3%, followed closely by couples without children at 42.0%. One-parent families account for 12.2%, a figure a little below the national average of 14.1%.

12.2%

Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 5.9%
  • 2021: 12.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Delamere, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (41%) and One-parent families (12%).

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 Delamere [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40360/delamere/topic/family-households