2.3 → 0.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Keith · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over 32% of people live alone in Keith, a figure that is well above both the state and national averages. This high number of single-person homes means the area has a smaller typical household size than most other similar places. While many homes are small, over half the families here consist of couples raising children.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Keith — lower than 71% of areas.
| Keith | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 5267, SA | 2.4 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
The typical home in Keith has 2.3 people, which is a little below the Australian figure of 2.5. This smaller size is driven by the 32.5% of residents living alone, a proportion much higher than most other areas.
2.3 → 0.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
32.5% ▼ -2.3%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Keith, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (32%) and 3 people (12%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 53.2% of families in the area. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 10.1%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
10.1% ▲ +24.0%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Keith, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 36%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Keith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40674/keith/topic/family-households