Ironbank · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Ironbank

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up 63.2% of all families in Ironbank, making it a strong hub for larger households. The area is defined by family living, with very few people living on their own compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Ironbank, Suburb / Locality

Where Ironbank sits — Average household size

2.9 → 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 Ironbank — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Ironbank2.9
5153, SA 2.7
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than usual, with a typical 2.9 people per household. This is a little above the national figure of 2.5, and only 9.1% of residents live alone, which is far below the South Australian rate of 28.5%.

2.9 → 0.0%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 3.1
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

9.1% ▼ -11.3%

Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.3%
  • 2016: 9.6%
  • 2021: 9.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Ironbank, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 3 people (20%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families account for 8% of the total, a figure that is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia. Most families here are couples, with 26.3% having no children.

8.0% ▲ +22.1%

Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.6%
  • 2016: 6.2%
  • 2021: 8.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Ironbank, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; 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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Ironbank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40628/ironbank/topic/family-households