Hope Forest · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Hope Forest

How families and households are made up across the area.

Almost three people per home is the norm in Hope Forest, making it much more crowded than most similar areas. This is a place where few people live on their own and larger family groups are common.

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📍 Hope Forest, Suburb / Locality

Where Hope Forest sits — Average household size

2.9
  • 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 Hope Forest — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Hope Forest2.9
5172, SA 2.6
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Typical homes here hold 2.9 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. Only 10% of residents live alone, a rate far below the South Australian average of 28.5%.

2.9

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

10.0%

Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 19.5%
  • 2021: 10.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Hope Forest, the largest group is 4 people at 35%, followed by 2 people (29%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the bulk of the area at 65.1%. One-parent families account for 12.7%, which is higher than most areas but a little below the Australian average of 14.1%.

12.7%

Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 6.5%
  • 2021: 12.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Hope Forest, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; 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 Hope Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40605/hope-forest/topic/family-households