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Leighton · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Leighton

How families and households are made up across the area.

Higher than most areas, the typical home in Leighton houses 2.6 people. This small community is defined by a very high proportion of couples with children, while single-parent families are completely absent.

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📍 Leighton, Suburb / Locality

Where Leighton sits — Average household size

2.6 —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Leighton — higher than 57% of areas.

Leighton2.6
5417, SA 2.1
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are slightly larger than those in the rest of South Australia, with an average of 2.6 people per dwelling compared to the state figure of 2.4.

Average household size

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2.6 —

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Leighton, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (20%).

2 people 58.8% 1 person 35.3% 3 people 29.4% 4 people 23.5%

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 82.1% of families, while one-parent families are at 0.0%. This is far below the national figure of 14.1% and the state's 14.8%.

One-parent families

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0.0% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Leighton, Couples with children is the majority at 71%; Couples without children is next at 29%.

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 Leighton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40758/leighton/topic/family-households