Laffer · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Laffer

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly three people live in the typical home in Laffer, making it a place where households are larger than in most other areas. This is a community where family life is the norm, with a total absence of single-parent families reported.

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📍 Laffer, Suburb / Locality

Where Laffer sits — Average household size

2.9
  • 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 Laffer — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Laffer2.9
5267, SA 2.4
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are more crowded than usual, with 2.9 people per dwelling. This is a little above the South Australian figure of 2.4 and the national figure of 2.5.

2.9

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.3
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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Laffer splits fairly evenly between 1 person (50%) and 2 people (50%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life is dominated by couples, with 65.6% raising children and 37.5% without. Notably, there are no one-parent families, a figure far below the 14.1% national average.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Laffer, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 32%.

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 Laffer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40733/laffer/topic/family-households