3.2 —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 3.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Dismal Swamp · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Dismal Swamp
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly three quarters of families in Dismal Swamp are couples with children, making it a very family-centric area. This community stands out for having unusually large households and a surprisingly high number of people living alone.
3.2
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- 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 Dismal Swamp — higher than 89% of areas.
| Dismal Swamp | 3.2 |
|---|---|
| 5291, SA | 2.7 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are much larger than typical, with 3.2 people per home compared to the national figure of 2.5. Interestingly, 38.1% of households are people living alone, which is far above the Australian average of 25.6%.
38.1% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Dismal Swamp, the largest group is 1 person at 38%, followed by 6 or more (19%) and 2 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 72.4% of families here. In contrast, there are no one-parent families, a figure far below the South Australian average of 14.8%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Dismal Swamp, Couples with children is the majority at 79%; Couples without children is next at 21%.
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 Dismal Swamp [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40367/dismal-swamp/topic/family-households