Kuitpo · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Kuitpo

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Kuitpo than in most similar areas, with only 7.4% of households being single-person homes. This makes the area stand out as a place where most residents live in pairs or larger family groups, leading to larger typical home sizes than the state average.

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📍 Kuitpo, Suburb / Locality

Where Kuitpo sits — Average household size

2.7 → 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 Kuitpo — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Kuitpo2.7
5201, SA 2.7
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than usual, with 2.7 people per dwelling compared to 2.4 across South Australia. Nearly half of all households consist of two people, while only 7.4% are single-person homes, a figure far below the national average of 25.6%.

2.7 → 0.0%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

7.4% ▼ -63.5%

Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 20.1%
  • 2016: 16.4%
  • 2021: 7.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Kuitpo, 2 people is the majority at 51%; 3 people is next at 19%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples make up the vast majority of the community, with 48.1% raising children and 46.3% without. Single-parent families account for only 8.1% of the total, which is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

8.1% ▲ +43.2%

Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.7%
  • 2016: 13.1%
  • 2021: 8.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Kuitpo splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (47%) and Couples without children (45%), 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 Kuitpo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40725/kuitpo/topic/family-households