Evanston Park · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Evanston Park

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people than usual share a roof in Evanston Park, where the typical home holds 2.6 people. This is a family-heavy area with a high proportion of single parents and couples with children, making it much busier than the state average.

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📍 Evanston Park, Suburb / Locality

Where Evanston Park sits — Average household size

2.6 ▼ -3.7%
  • 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 Evanston Park — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Evanston Park2.6
5116, SA 2.4
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are slightly larger than the state typical of 2.4 people, and far fewer people live alone compared to the South Australian figure of 28.5%. About 34.5% of households consist of two people.

2.6 ▼ -3.7%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

23.3% ▲ +32.3%

Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.6%
  • 2016: 20.0%
  • 2021: 23.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Evanston Park, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 4 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 20% of the community, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. Most other families are couples with children, who represent 53.7% of the total.

20.0% ▲ +24.1%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.1%
  • 2016: 16.5%
  • 2021: 20.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Evanston Park, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 26%.

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 Evanston Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40423/evanston-park/topic/family-households