2.5 → 0.0%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Elizabeth Downs · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Elizabeth Downs
How families and households are made up across the area.
A high number of single-parent households defines the current family landscape in Elizabeth Downs. While typical home sizes remain steady, one-third of families are led by a single parent, which is far above the national figure.
2.5
→ 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 Elizabeth Downs — higher than 50% of areas.
| Elizabeth Downs | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 5113, SA | 2.5 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 31.5% of residents in Elizabeth Downs live alone, a figure well above the Australian average of 25.6%. Most homes house one or two people, while the typical household size of 2.5 people is about the same as the national figure.
31.5% ▲ +14.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 31.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Elizabeth Downs splits fairly evenly between 1 person (31%) and 2 people (31%), with 3 people at 15%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 33.2% of the total, which is far above the South Australian figure of 14.8%. This is one of the highest proportions for this type of family among similar areas, alongside couples with children who make up 45.7% of families.
33.2% ▲ +1.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.9%
- 2016: 33.5%
- 2021: 33.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Elizabeth Downs, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by One-parent families (33%) and Couples without children (19%).
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 Elizabeth Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40398/elizabeth-downs/topic/family-households