Hawthorndene · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Hawthorndene

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than two-thirds of families in Hawthorndene are couples with children, making it a place where family life is very prominent. This focus on families means the area has much larger households than most other places, with a typical home holding 2.8 people.

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📍 Hawthorndene, Suburb / Locality

Where Hawthorndene sits — Average household size

2.8 ▲ +3.7%
  • 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 Hawthorndene — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Hawthorndene2.8
5051, SA 2.7
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here holds 2.8 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. This is consistent with the fact that only 17.4% of people live alone, a figure well below the Australian average of 25.6%.

2.8 ▲ +3.7%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

17.4% ▼ -2.4%

Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.9%
  • 2016: 18.8%
  • 2021: 17.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Hawthorndene, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 3 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life is common here, with couples with children making up 67.1% of all families. One-parent families make up only 8% of the total, which is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

8.0% ▼ -24.6%

Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.5%
  • 2016: 9.1%
  • 2021: 8.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Hawthorndene, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; Couples without children is next at 24%.

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 Hawthorndene [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40575/hawthorndene/topic/family-households