Henley Beach · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Henley Beach

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over six percentage points more people live alone in Henley Beach than the national figure. This creates a distinct housing pattern for the area, where small households are much more common than in most other places. While family groups remain the majority, the high number of single-person homes stands out compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Henley Beach, Suburb / Locality

Where Henley Beach sits — Average household size

2.3 → 0.0%
  • 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 Henley Beach — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Henley Beach2.3
5022, SA 2.3
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Henley Beach holds 2.3 people, which is slightly lower than the national figure of 2.5. This is driven by the 31.6% of residents living alone, a figure well above both the state and national averages.

2.3 → 0.0%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

31.6% ▼ -0.3%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 31.7%
  • 2016: 31.4%
  • 2021: 31.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Henley Beach splits fairly evenly between 2 people (32%) and 1 person (32%), with 4 people at 16%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 61.6% of families here. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 10.3%, which is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

10.3% ▼ -7.8%

Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.2%
  • 2016: 10.5%
  • 2021: 10.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Henley Beach, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

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 Henley Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40584/henley-beach/topic/family-households