Lipson · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Lipson

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of all households in Lipson consist of just two people. This makes the area's homes smaller than the national figure, as there are fewer people per home than in most other similar areas.

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📍 Lipson, Suburb / Locality

Where Lipson sits — Average household size

2.3 ▼ -4.2%
  • 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 Lipson — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Lipson2.3
5607, SA 2.5
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Two-person households are the most common here, making up 51.9% of homes. While 27.3% of people live alone—a figure a little above the national average—the typical home holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the Australian figure of 2.5.

2.3 ▼ -4.2%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

27.3% ▲ +10.0%

Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.8%
  • 2016: 19.5%
  • 2021: 27.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Lipson, the largest group is 2 people at 49%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 4 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up nearly half of all families at 49.7%. In contrast, one-parent families account for only 10.2%, which is well below both the South Australian and national figures.

10.2% ▼ -1.6%

Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.4%
  • 2016: 11.4%
  • 2021: 10.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Lipson, the largest group is Couples without children at 48%, followed by Couples with children (42%) and One-parent families (10%).

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 Lipson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40768/lipson/topic/family-households