Finniss · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Finniss

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of the families in Finniss now include children, reflecting a shift in the local household mix since 2011. It is a place where couples with kids are common, while single-parent homes are very rare.

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📍 Finniss, Suburb / Locality

Where Finniss sits — Average household size

2.4 → 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 Finniss — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Finniss2.4
5255, SA 2.5
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 2.4 people live in the typical home, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Most households consist of two people (39.2%) or one person (24.8%).

2.4 → 0.0%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

24.8% ▲ +2.1%

Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.3%
  • 2016: 18.4%
  • 2021: 24.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Finniss, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up only 4.2% of the total, a figure that is far below the South Australian average of 14.8%. Most families are couples with children (57%) or couples without children (38.4%).

4.2% ▼ -65.7%

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.3%
  • 2016: 6.6%
  • 2021: 4.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Finniss, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 39%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Finniss [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40437/finniss/topic/family-households