Fairview Park · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Fairview Park

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people live alone in Fairview Park than in most other areas, with only 18.8% of households consisting of one person. This reflects a neighborhood where larger homes and family groups are the norm. Most households here are made up of couples with children.

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📍 Fairview Park, Suburb / Locality

Where Fairview Park sits — Average household size

2.6 → 0.0%
  • 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 Fairview Park — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Fairview Park2.6
5126, SA 2.6
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Fairview Park are slightly more crowded than the state average, with a typical size of 2.6 people. This is well above the national figure of 2.5, while the number of people living alone is much lower than both the state and national figures.

2.6 → 0.0%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

18.8% ▲ +15.9%

Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.2%
  • 2016: 18.5%
  • 2021: 18.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Fairview Park, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 1 person (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families with couples and children make up 60.9% of the area. One-parent families account for 11.2%, which is a little below the Australian average of 14.1%.

11.2% ▼ -3.7%

Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.6%
  • 2016: 12.8%
  • 2021: 11.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Fairview Park, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

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 Fairview Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40429/fairview-park/topic/family-households