2.7 ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Flaxley · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Flaxley
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger households are a common sight in Flaxley, where the typical home holds 2.7 people. This is higher than most areas and helps make the community feel family-focused, with very few people living on their own compared to the rest of the state.
2.7
▼ -3.6%
- 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 Flaxley — higher than 71% of areas.
| Flaxley | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 5153, SA | 2.7 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Just over 20% of people here live alone, which is well below the South Australian figure of 28.5%. Most homes are occupied by two people (42.4%), while about 20% each hold three or four people.
20.3% ▲ +58.4%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Flaxley, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (19%) and 3 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life is central here, with 61.9% of households being couples with children. Only 7.2% are one-parent families, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.
7.2% ▲ +245.3%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Flaxley, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 31%.
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 Flaxley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40445/flaxley/topic/family-households