1.9 ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0
- 2016: 1.9
- 2021: 1.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Edithburgh · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Small household sizes define Edithburgh, where only 1.9 people live in the typical home. This is well below the South Australian figure of 2.4 and much lower than most similar areas. The town is largely made up of small households, with nearly 47% of homes containing just two people.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Edithburgh — lower than 89% of areas.
| Edithburgh | 1.9 |
|---|---|
| 5583, SA | 1.9 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Living alone is much more common here than in most areas, with 36.8% of households being single-person homes. This is far above the national figure of 25.6% and well above the state average.
1.9 ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
36.8% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Edithburgh, the largest group is 2 people at 48%, followed by 1 person (38%) and 4 people (6%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up the largest group of families at 57.0%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 11.1% of the total, which is well below both the state and national figures.
11.1% ▲ +7.9%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Edithburgh, Couples without children is the majority at 57%; Couples with children is next at 32%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Edithburgh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40394/edithburgh/topic/family-households