Hartley · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Hartley

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger household sizes have become more common in Hartley since 2011. Most homes here are family-based, with 59.8% being couples with children. This is a place where few people live alone compared to the rest of the state.

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📍 Hartley, Suburb / Locality

Where Hartley sits — Average household size

2.6 —
  • 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 Hartley — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Hartley2.6
5255, SA 2.5
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Hartley typically hold 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas and slightly above the South Australian figure of 2.4. Only 19.3% of residents live alone, a figure well below both the state and national averages.

2.6 —

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

19.3% —

Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 12.3%
  • 2021: 19.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Hartley, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 1 person (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families with children are common, making up 59.8% of the total. In contrast, one-parent families are very rare at just 3%, which is far below the national figure of 14.1%.

3.0% —

Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 8.9%
  • 2021: 3.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Hartley, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 33%.

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 Hartley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40569/hartley/topic/family-households