2.1 ▼ -8.7%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Karoonda · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Karoonda
How families and households are made up across the area.
A far higher share of people live alone in Karoonda compared to the rest of the country. Nearly 40% of households are single-person dwellings, which is well above the national figure and helps explain why homes here are smaller than typical.
2.1
▼ -8.7%
- 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 Karoonda — lower than 81% of areas.
| Karoonda | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| 5307, SA | 2.1 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Karoonda holds 2.1 people, which is a little below the South Australian figure of 2.4. This small household size is driven by the fact that 39.4% of residents live alone, one of the highest rates for any similar area.
39.4% ▲ +22.6%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 39.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Karoonda, the largest group is 1 person at 41%, followed by 2 people (33%) and 4 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 52.7% of families, while those without children account for 36.9%. One-parent families make up 9.2% of the total, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.
9.2% ▲ +21.5%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Karoonda, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 36%.
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 Karoonda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40670/karoonda/topic/family-households