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.
Hawthorndene · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Hawthorndene — higher than 76% of areas.
| Hawthorndene | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 5051, SA | 2.7 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
17.4% ▼ -2.4%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Hawthorndene, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 3 people (18%).
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Hawthorndene, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
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