Lightsview · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Lightsview

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of the homes in Lightsview are occupied by couples with children, making it a family-focused pocket of Adelaide. While the area is largely built for families, it also has a higher proportion of people living alone than most similar places.

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📍 Lightsview, Suburb / Locality

Where Lightsview sits — Average household size

2.4 —
  • 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 Lightsview — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Lightsview2.4
5085, SA 2.6
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the state and national figures. About 28.3% of households consist of one person, a figure that is higher than most areas.

Household size

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Lightsview splits fairly evenly between 2 people (33%) and 1 person (28%), with 3 people at 19%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 55.3% of families, while 12.5% are one-parent families. This share of single-parent homes is higher than in most areas, though it remains a little below the South Australian and national figures.

Family composition

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In Lightsview, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 30%.

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 Lightsview [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40762/lightsview/topic/family-households