Karkoo · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Karkoo

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger homes are a common feature of daily life in Karkoo, where the typical household is bigger than the national average. The area is dominated by couples, with families making up the vast majority of the local living arrangements.

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📍 Karkoo, Suburb / Locality

Where Karkoo 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 Karkoo — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Karkoo2.8
5632, SA 2.9
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Karkoo are more crowded than in most other areas. With 2.8 people per home, this is a little above the South Australian figure of 2.4 and the national figure of 2.5.

2.8

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Karkoo, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 4 people (26%) and 5 people (22%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with and without children each make up 40.4% of families. One-parent families account for 10.6%, which is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

10.6%

Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 10.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Karkoo splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (44%) and Couples without children (44%), with One-parent families at 12%.

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 Karkoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40669/karkoo/topic/family-households