Ferryden Park · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Ferryden Park

How families and households are made up across the area.

A much higher share of one-parent families than most areas defines the home lives of people in Ferryden Park. While most households follow national patterns, the local area sees more children being raised by a single parent compared to the rest of the state and country.

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📍 Ferryden Park, Suburb / Locality

Where Ferryden 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 Ferryden Park — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Ferryden Park2.6
5010, SA 2.6
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are slightly larger than the state typical of 2.4 people, with 2.6 people per home. This is balanced by a high number of single-person households, which make up 27.7% of the area.

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.

27.7% ▼ -6.6%

Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 29.6%
  • 2016: 28.5%
  • 2021: 27.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Ferryden Park splits fairly evenly between 1 person (28%) and 2 people (27%), with 3 people at 18%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 17.6% of the local total, a figure well above the Australian average of 14.1%. Nearly 60% of families in Ferryden Park are couples with children.

17.6% ▼ -8.4%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.2%
  • 2016: 18.5%
  • 2021: 17.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Ferryden Park, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 20%.

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 Ferryden Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40434/ferryden-park/topic/family-households