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.
Devon Park · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Devon Park — lower than 81% of areas.
| Devon Park | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| 5008, SA | 2.4 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
37.1% ▼ -15.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Devon Park splits fairly evenly between 2 people (37%) and 1 person (37%), with 3 people at 14%.
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Devon Park, the largest group is Couples with children at 44%, followed by Couples without children (34%) and One-parent families (17%).
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