Langhorne Creek · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Langhorne Creek

How families and households are made up across the area.

Typical household patterns in Langhorne Creek are around the middle for similar areas. Most homes are family-based, with 54.7% of families consisting of couples with children. This creates a balanced mix of household types across the district.

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Where Langhorne Creek sits — Average household size

2.5 ▼ -7.4%
  • 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 Langhorne Creek — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Langhorne Creek2.5
5255, SA 2.5
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

An average of 2.5 people live in each home, which is about the same as the national figure. Only 21.8% of people live alone, a figure well below the 28.5% seen across South Australia.

2.5 ▼ -7.4%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

21.8% ▲ +3.8%

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 21.0%
  • 2016: 24.5%
  • 2021: 21.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Langhorne Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 3 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 54.7% of families, while 32% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 13.9% of the total, which is higher than most similar areas.

13.9% ▲ +82.7%

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.6%
  • 2016: 10.3%
  • 2021: 13.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Langhorne Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; 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 Langhorne Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40747/langhorne-creek/topic/family-households