2.2 ▲ +4.8%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Elizabeth North · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Elizabeth North
How families and households are made up across the area.
Forty per cent of people in Elizabeth North live alone, which is far above the national figure of 25.6%. This makes the area stand out for its high number of single-person homes and smaller household sizes. While many residents live solo, there is also a very high proportion of single-parent families.
2.2
▲ +4.8%
- 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 North — lower than 76% of areas.
| Elizabeth North | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 5113, SA | 2.5 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are smaller than most, with a typical size of 2.2 people. This is a little below the South Australian figure of 2.4, driven by the fact that 40% of households consist of just one person.
40.0% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.6%
- 2016: 40.4%
- 2021: 40.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Elizabeth North, the largest group is 1 person at 40%, followed by 2 people (29%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 36.7% of the total, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This is one of the highest proportions for this kind of family structure among similar areas.
36.7% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.7%
- 2016: 34.8%
- 2021: 36.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Elizabeth North, the largest group is Couples with children at 42%, followed by One-parent families (37%) 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 North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40401/elizabeth-north/topic/family-households