2.9 ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Lewiston · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Lewiston
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger homes with fewer people living alone make daily life in Lewiston feel family-focused. Most households here are larger than the national figure, with a typical home holding 2.9 people.
2.9
▼ -3.3%
- 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 Lewiston — higher than 81% of areas.
| Lewiston | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| 5501, SA | 2.8 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Lewiston are more crowded than in most areas, with 2.9 people per dwelling. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at 17.1%, which is well below the Australian figure of 25.6%.
17.1% ▲ +22.5%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Lewiston, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 4 people (19%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 64.2%. One-parent families account for 10.6% of the total, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.
10.6% ▲ +16.9%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Lewiston, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 Lewiston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40760/lewiston/topic/family-households