3.0 ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2
- 2016: 3.1
- 2021: 3.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Gawler Belt · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much larger households than most similar areas define Gawler Belt, where the typical home holds 3.0 people. This is well above the South Australian figure of 2.4, reflecting a community where few people live alone.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Gawler Belt — higher than 86% of areas.
| Gawler Belt | 3.0 |
|---|---|
| 5118, SA | 2.5 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Only 10.4% of people live alone, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%. This is consistent with the high number of larger homes, as 35.8% of households have two people and 18.9% have four.
3.0 ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
10.4% ▼ -4.4%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Gawler Belt, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 4 people (19%) and 3 people (17%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 67.5% of families here. In contrast, one-parent families are much lower than most areas at 5.9%, which is well below the South Australian figure of 14.8%.
5.9% ▼ -10.4%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Gawler Belt, Couples with children is the majority at 68%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Gawler Belt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40475/gawler-belt/topic/family-households