2.3 → 0.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Forestville · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Forestville
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of all homes in Forestville are occupied by couples with children. This is a residential area where small households are common, and nearly 30% of residents live by themselves.
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 Forestville — lower than 71% of areas.
| Forestville | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 5035, SA | 2.3 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.3 people, which is lower than most areas. This is consistent with the 29.1% of people living alone, a figure that is well above the national average of 25.6%.
29.1% ▼ -5.3%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 29.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Forestville, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 4 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 55.9% of families, while 30.2% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 12.5% of the total, which is higher than in most similar areas.
12.5% ▲ +44.1%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Forestville, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
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 Forestville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40453/forestville/topic/family-households