Edithburgh · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Edithburgh

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.

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📍 Edithburgh, Suburb / Locality

Where Edithburgh sits — Average household size

1.9 ▼ -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 Edithburgh — lower than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Edithburgh1.9
5583, SA 1.9
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2011: 2.0
  • 2016: 1.9
  • 2021: 1.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

36.8% ▼ -4.5%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 38.6%
  • 2016: 44.4%
  • 2021: 36.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Edithburgh, the largest group is 2 people at 48%, followed by 1 person (38%) and 4 people (6%).

Families

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.

  • 2011: 10.3%
  • 2016: 5.6%
  • 2021: 11.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Edithburgh, Couples without children is the majority at 57%; Couples with children is next at 32%.

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 Edithburgh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40394/edithburgh/topic/family-households