2.6 ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Elizabeth Park · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Elizabeth Park
How families and households are made up across the area.
A significant shift in family structures has occurred in Elizabeth Park since 2011, particularly with a high proportion of single parents. Today, nearly 30% of families are led by one parent, a figure far above the national average. This contributes to larger typical households in the area compared to the rest of the state.
2.6
▲ +8.3%
- 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 Park — higher than 57% of areas.
| Elizabeth Park | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 5113, SA | 2.5 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here usually hold 2.6 people, which is a little above the South Australian figure of 2.4. While 28% of residents live alone, which is higher than most areas, the most common household size is two people (31.3%).
28.0% ▼ -8.2%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Elizabeth Park splits fairly evenly between 2 people (31%) and 1 person (28%), with 3 people at 17%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 29.6% of the total, which is far above the Australian average of 14.1%. This is one of the highest proportions for this type of family across similar areas, while 51% of families are couples with children.
29.6% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Elizabeth Park, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; One-parent families is next at 30%.
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 Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40402/elizabeth-park/topic/family-households