Frances · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Frances

How families and households are made up across the area.

Family and household patterns in Frances have remained steady over the last decade. The area is mostly made up of couples with children, who account for 64.3% of all families. This creates a stable residential profile that aligns closely with both state and national trends.

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📍 Frances, Suburb / Locality

Where Frances sits — Average household size

2.4
  • 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 Frances — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Frances2.4
5262, SA 2.4
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 27.6% of people here live alone, which is higher than most similar areas. The typical home in Frances holds 2.4 people, a figure that is about the same as the South Australian and national averages.

2.4

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

27.6%

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 40.0%
  • 2021: 27.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Frances, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (22%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group at 64.3%, while one-parent families account for only 8.9%. This last figure is well below the South Australian average of 14.8% and the national figure of 14.1%.

8.9%

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 18.0%
  • 2021: 8.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Frances, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

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 Frances [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40460/frances/topic/family-households