Echunga · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Echunga

How families and households are made up across the area.

Only 16.1% of people live alone in Echunga, a figure that is far below the South Australian average. This suggests the area is dominated by larger households and family units rather than single occupants. Most homes here are larger than the national norm, typically housing 2.7 people.

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Where Echunga sits — Average household size

2.7 → 0.0%
  • 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 Echunga — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Echunga2.7
5153, SA 2.7
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Echunga holds 2.7 people, which is a little above the state figure. This is reflected in the breakdown, where 37.2% of households contain two people and 17.5% have four.

2.7 → 0.0%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.1% ▼ -11.3%

Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.2%
  • 2016: 17.7%
  • 2021: 16.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Echunga, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 3 people (19%) and 4 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the majority of families at 62.4%. One-parent families account for 10.7%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

10.7% ▲ +36.5%

Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.8%
  • 2016: 7.9%
  • 2021: 10.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Echunga, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

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 Echunga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40388/echunga/topic/family-households