Hawson · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Hawson

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.

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📍 Hawson, Suburb / Locality

Where Hawson sits — Average household size

2.6 ▼ -10.3%
  • 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 Hawson — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Hawson2.6
5607, SA 2.5
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

15.6% ▲ +15.7%

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.4%
  • 2016: 22.5%
  • 2021: 15.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Hawson, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 4 people (31%) and 1 person (20%).

Families

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.

  • 2011: 7.0%
  • 2016: 3.4%
  • 2021: 10.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Hawson, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 38%.

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 Hawson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40573/hawson/topic/family-households