2.1 ▼ -12.5%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.0
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Lochiel · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Lochiel
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 30% of people in Lochiel live alone, which is well above the national figure. This reflects a trend toward smaller living arrangements in the area. The typical home here is smaller than most, with only 2.1 people per household.
2.1
▼ -12.5%
- 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 Lochiel — lower than 81% of areas.
| Lochiel | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| 5510, SA | 2.1 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Half of all homes in Lochiel are occupied by two people, while 29.2% are single-person households. This results in a typical household size of 2.1 people, which is a little below the South Australian figure of 2.4.
29.2% ▲ +4.7%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Lochiel, 2 people is the majority at 57%; 1 person is next at 33%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up over half of the local families, at 50.6%. Only 9.1% of families are one-parent households, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.
9.1% ▼ -2.7%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Lochiel, the largest group is Couples without children at 50%, followed by Couples with children (41%) and One-parent families (9%).
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 Lochiel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40773/lochiel/topic/family-households