2.0 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Geranium · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Geranium
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over half of all families in Geranium are couples without children, making it a place where small households are the norm. The typical home is much smaller than in most other areas, reflecting a high number of single-person households.
2.0
—
- 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 Geranium — lower than 86% of areas.
| Geranium | 2.0 |
|---|---|
| 5301, SA | 2.3 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Only 2.0 people live in the typical home, which is well below the Australian figure of 2.5. This is driven by a high proportion of people living alone, at 32.4%, which is well above the state average.
32.4% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.2%
- 2021: 32.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Geranium, 2 people is the majority at 58%; 1 person is next at 33%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up 56.1% of families, while 30.3% are couples with children. One-parent families account for 12.1%, a figure that is a little below both the state and national levels.
12.1% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Geranium, Couples without children is the majority at 57%; Couples with 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 Geranium [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40484/geranium/topic/family-households