Koonunga · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Koonunga

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over a third of all homes in Koonunga are occupied by people living alone, which is well above the national figure. This makes for a smaller typical household size than in most other areas. The community is mostly made up of couples, with nearly half raising children.

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📍 Koonunga, Suburb / Locality

Where Koonunga sits — Average household size

2.2
  • 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 Koonunga — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Koonunga2.2
5373, SA 2.3
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Typical homes here hold 2.2 people, which is a little below the South Australian figure of 2.4. This is driven by the fact that 35% of residents live alone, a rate much higher than most areas.

2.2

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

35.0%

Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 13.6%
  • 2021: 35.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Koonunga, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 1 person (39%) and 5 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 47.1% of families, while 32.4% are couples without children. Notably, there are no one-parent families here, a figure far below the national average of 14.1%.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 7.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Koonunga, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 41%.

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 Koonunga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40715/koonunga/topic/family-households