Inman Valley · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Inman Valley

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of all homes in Inman Valley house two people, making it a place where small households are the norm. The area has a very low rate of people living alone compared to the rest of the country. This trend is mirrored in the family data, where couples without children make up the largest group at 45.3%.

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📍 Inman Valley, Suburb / Locality

Where Inman Valley sits — Average household size

2.5 → 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 Inman Valley — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Inman Valley2.5
5211, SA 2.1
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure. Very few people live by themselves here, with only 15.5% of households being single-person homes, a figure far below the South Australian average of 28.5%.

2.5 → 0.0%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

15.5% ▼ -30.4%

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.3%
  • 2016: 16.0%
  • 2021: 15.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Inman Valley, 2 people is the majority at 54%; 1 person is next at 16%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children are the most common family type at 45.3%, while 39.9% are couples with children. Single-parent families make up 16.7% of the total, which is a little above both the state and national figures.

16.7% ▲ +100.3%

Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.3%
  • 2016: 13.3%
  • 2021: 16.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Inman Valley, the largest group is Couples without children at 44%, followed by Couples with children (39%) and One-parent families (16%).

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 Inman Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40624/inman-valley/topic/family-households