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Eyre · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Eyre

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people share a roof in Eyre than in most similar areas, with 2.7 people typically living in each home. This trend is reflected in the low number of people living alone compared to the rest of the state and country.

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📍 Eyre, Suburb / Locality

Where Eyre sits — Average household size

2.7 —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Eyre — higher than 71% of areas.

Eyre2.7
5121, SA 2.5
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 20.4% of people here live by themselves, which is well below the South Australian figure of 28.5%. Most homes are occupied by two people (33.4%) or three people (19.5%).

Household size

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In Eyre, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 3 people (20%).

2 people 33.4% 1 person 20.4% 3 people 19.5% 4 people 14.2% 5 people 6.7% 6 or more 5.0%

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single parents head 15.7% of families, a rate that is much higher than in most similar areas. Most other families are couples with children, making up 58.9% of the total.

Family composition

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In Eyre, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 24%.

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 Eyre [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40428/eyre/topic/family-households