2.3 —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Emu Bay · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Emu Bay
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of all households in Emu Bay contain just two people, making it a place of small home sizes. While most people live in small groups, there is a notable presence of single parents compared to similar areas.
2.3
—
- 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 Emu Bay — lower than 71% of areas.
| Emu Bay | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 5223, SA | 2.2 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. Only 21.2% of residents live alone, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.
21.2% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Emu Bay, 2 people is the majority at 52%; 1 person is next at 21%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single parents make up 13.4% of families here, which is higher than in most similar areas. Meanwhile, couples without children are the most common family type at 56.7%.
13.4% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Emu Bay, Couples without children is the majority at 54%; Couples with children is next at 34%.
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 Emu Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40407/emu-bay/topic/family-households