Keswick · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Keswick

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly 30% of people in Keswick live alone, a figure well above the national average. This makes the area stand out for its high number of single-person households, while family units remain a common way of living.

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Where Keswick sits — Average household size

2.3 ▲ +4.5%
  • 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 Keswick — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Keswick2.3
5035, SA 2.3
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Keswick has 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure. This is consistent with the high number of single-person households, which make up 29.8% of the area.

2.3 ▲ +4.5%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

29.8% ▼ -2.6%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 30.6%
  • 2016: 31.5%
  • 2021: 29.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Keswick splits fairly evenly between 1 person (31%) and 2 people (31%), with 3 people at 21%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 16.7% of the local mix, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas. Most other families are couples, with 54.2% having children and 27.2% without.

16.7% ▲ +17.2%

Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.2%
  • 2016: 13.9%
  • 2021: 16.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Keswick, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Keswick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40685/keswick/topic/family-households