Lockleys · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Lockleys

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly 63% of families in Lockleys are couples with children, making it a strong hub for parents. This is a residential area where family life dominates, though a fair few people also live on their own.

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📍 Lockleys, Suburb / Locality

Where Lockleys sits — Average household size

2.5 ▲ +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 Lockleys — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Lockleys2.5
5032, SA 2.4
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 27.8% of people in Lockleys live alone, which is higher than most areas and a little above the national figure of 25.6%. The typical home has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the South Australian and national averages.

2.5 ▲ +4.2%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

27.8% ▼ -5.1%

Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 29.2%
  • 2016: 27.2%
  • 2021: 27.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Lockleys splits fairly evenly between 2 people (32%) and 1 person (28%), with 4 people at 18%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 62.7% of families here. In contrast, one-parent families account for 10.7%, a figure that is well below both the state average of 14.8% and the national figure of 14.1%.

10.7% ▲ +4.5%

Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.2%
  • 2016: 9.8%
  • 2021: 10.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Lockleys, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 26%.

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 Lockleys [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40775/lockleys/topic/family-households