Kimba · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Kimba

How families and households are made up across the area.

A much higher share of people live alone in Kimba compared to the rest of the country. This trend contributes to a smaller typical household size, with just 2.1 people per home. The area is defined by a high number of small households and a low proportion of one-parent families.

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Where Kimba sits — Average household size

2.1 → 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 Kimba — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Kimba2.1
5641, SA 2.4
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Living alone is common here, with 35% of residents doing so, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. Because of this, the typical home in Kimba holds only 2.1 people, a little below the South Australian average of 2.4.

2.1 → 0.0%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.1
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

35.0% ▲ +2.3%

Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 34.2%
  • 2016: 34.5%
  • 2021: 35.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Kimba, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (36%) and 4 people (7%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up only 8.3% of the population, which is well below the 14.1% national average. Couples without children are the most common family type at 47.9%, followed closely by couples with children at 43.5%.

8.3% ▲ +23.0%

Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.7%
  • 2016: 10.9%
  • 2021: 8.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Kimba splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (48%) and Couples with children (43%), with One-parent families at 8%.

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 Kimba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40694/kimba/topic/family-households