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.
Ferryden Park · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Ferryden Park — higher than 57% of areas.
| Ferryden Park | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 5010, SA | 2.6 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
27.7% ▼ -6.6%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Ferryden Park splits fairly evenly between 1 person (28%) and 2 people (27%), with 3 people at 18%.
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Ferryden Park, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 20%.
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