Devon Park · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Devon Park

How families and households are made up across the area.

A far higher share of people live alone in Devon Park than in the rest of Australia. This small area is mainly made up of smaller households, with the typical home holding just 2.1 people.

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📍 Devon Park, Suburb / Locality

Where Devon Park sits — Average household size

2.1 ▲ +5.0%
  • 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 Devon Park — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Devon Park2.1
5008, SA 2.4
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Around 37.1% of residents live by themselves, which is far above the national figure. Because of this, the typical household size is much lower than most areas.

2.1 ▲ +5.0%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.0
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

37.1% ▼ -15.5%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 43.8%
  • 2016: 39.5%
  • 2021: 37.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Devon Park splits fairly evenly between 2 people (37%) and 1 person (37%), with 3 people at 14%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 17.2% of the community, a figure that is well above the Australian average. Other common family types include couples with children, who account for 43.4% of the area.

17.2% ▲ +11.6%

Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.4%
  • 2016: 17.5%
  • 2021: 17.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Devon Park, the largest group is Couples with children at 44%, followed by Couples without children (34%) and One-parent families (17%).

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 Devon Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40364/devon-park/topic/family-households