Huntfield Heights · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Huntfield Heights

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than a quarter of families in Huntfield Heights are headed by a single parent, a figure far above national levels. This makes it a community where many households manage the unique challenges of single-parenting, while the typical home holds about 2.4 people.

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📍 Huntfield Heights, Suburb / Locality

Where Huntfield Heights sits — Average household size

2.4 ▼ -4.0%
  • 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 Huntfield Heights — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Huntfield Heights2.4
5163, SA 2.4
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 28.3% of people here live alone, which is higher than most similar areas and slightly above the Australian figure of 25.6%. Two-person households are the most common, making up 32.9% of all homes.

2.4 ▼ -4.0%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.3% ▲ +17.4%

Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.1%
  • 2016: 25.2%
  • 2021: 28.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Huntfield Heights splits fairly evenly between 2 people (33%) and 1 person (28%), with 3 people at 18%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families make up 25.8% of the total, a rate far above the 14.1% seen across Australia. Nearly half of all families here are couples with children, at 48.8%.

25.8% ▲ +2.6%

Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 25.1%
  • 2016: 25.6%
  • 2021: 25.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Huntfield Heights, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by One-parent families (26%) and Couples without children (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 Huntfield Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40616/huntfield-heights/topic/family-households