Golden Grove · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Golden Grove

How families and households are made up across the area.

Around the middle of similar areas for its housing patterns, Golden Grove is a place where nearly 60% of families are couples with children. Most households consist of two people, and the typical home size matches the national figure of 2.5 people.

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Where Golden Grove sits — Average household size

2.5 ▼ -3.8%
  • 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 Golden Grove — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Golden Grove2.5
5125, SA 2.6
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Golden Grove has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the South Australian and national figures. About 24.6% of people live alone, a rate that is well below the South Australian average of 28.5%.

2.5 ▼ -3.8%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

24.6% ▲ +19.0%

Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 20.7%
  • 2016: 20.9%
  • 2021: 24.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Golden Grove, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 4 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 59.3% of families here, while couples without children account for 27.6%. One-parent families make up 12.6% of the total, which is higher than most similar areas but a little below the national figure.

12.6% ▲ +11.8%

Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.2%
  • 2016: 12.2%
  • 2021: 12.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Golden Grove, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 28%.

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 Golden Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40516/golden-grove/topic/family-households