Hindmarsh Tiers · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Hindmarsh Tiers

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households are the norm in Hindmarsh Tiers, where typical homes hold 2.8 people. This is a little above the national figure, reflecting a community where very few people live on their own.

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📍 Hindmarsh Tiers, Suburb / Locality

Where Hindmarsh Tiers sits — Average household size

2.8
  • 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 Hindmarsh Tiers — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Hindmarsh Tiers2.8
5202, SA 2.7
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 9.5% of people live alone, which is far below the South Australian figure of 28.5%. This explains why homes here are much larger than most areas, with 45.2% of households containing two people and 19% holding four.

2.8

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

9.5%

Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 16.7%
  • 2021: 9.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Hindmarsh Tiers, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 4 people (19%) and 1 person (10%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most families are couples with children, making up 60.6% of the total. Single-parent families are much less common here at 7.1%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

7.1%

Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 7.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Hindmarsh Tiers, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 30%.

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 Hindmarsh Tiers [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40599/hindmarsh-tiers/topic/family-households