Findon · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Findon

How families and households are made up across the area.

A high number of single-person homes shapes daily life in Findon. The area is mostly made up of small households, with 31.8% of residents living alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. This makes the local community feel quite different from many other suburbs.

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📍 Findon, Suburb / Locality

Where Findon sits — Average household size

2.3 → 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 Findon — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Findon2.3
5023, SA 2.3
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here has 2.3 people, which is a little below the Australian figure of 2.5. This smaller household size is driven by the fact that nearly a third of residents live by themselves, a rate much higher than most other areas.

2.3 → 0.0%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

31.8% ▼ -4.3%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 33.2%
  • 2016: 31.9%
  • 2021: 31.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Findon splits fairly evenly between 2 people (33%) and 1 person (32%), with 3 people at 16%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

More than half of all families are couples with children, though one-parent families make up 16.9% of the total. This is a little above the 14.1% seen across Australia and is much higher than in most similar areas.

16.9% ▼ -7.2%

Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.2%
  • 2016: 19.2%
  • 2021: 16.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Findon, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; 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 Findon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40436/findon/topic/family-households