2.6 ▼ -10.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Hawson · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in Hawson than in the rest of South Australia, where only 15.6% of households are single-person. This sparsity of single-person homes means the typical household is larger than the state average, with 2.6 people per home.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Hawson — higher than 57% of areas.
| Hawson | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 5607, SA | 2.5 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Living alone is much less common here than in most areas, falling 13 points below the South Australian figure. Most homes are occupied by two people (28.9%) or four people (24.4%).
2.6 ▼ -10.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
15.6% ▲ +15.7%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Hawson, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 4 people (31%) and 1 person (20%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Families with couples and children make up over half of all households at 50.5%. Meanwhile, one-parent families make up 10.5% of the mix, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
10.5% ▲ +49.9%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Hawson, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 38%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Hawson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40573/hawson/topic/family-households