Lower Hermitage · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Lower Hermitage

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more people share a home in Lower Hermitage than in most similar areas. This is a place of large households and few single-person homes, with the typical home holding 3.1 people.

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📍 Lower Hermitage, Suburb / Locality

Where Lower Hermitage sits — Average household size

3.1 —
  • 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 Lower Hermitage — higher than 88% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Lower Hermitage3.1
5131, SA 2.9
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

A tiny 7.6% of people live alone, which is far below the South Australian figure of 28.5%. Most homes are larger than average, with 36.4% holding two people and 25.8% holding four.

3.1 —

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 3.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

7.6% —

Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 10.0%
  • 2021: 7.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Lower Hermitage, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 4 people (27%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 65.9% of the area. One-parent families are much less common here than in most other areas, accounting for only 4.9% compared to the national figure of 14.1%.

4.9% —

Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.1%
  • 2021: 4.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Lower Hermitage, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; Couples without children is next at 28%.

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 Lower Hermitage [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40785/lower-hermitage/topic/family-households