3.1 —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 3.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Lower Hermitage · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Lower Hermitage — higher than 88% of areas.
| Lower Hermitage | 3.1 |
|---|---|
| 5131, SA | 2.9 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
7.6% —
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Lower Hermitage, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 4 people (27%) and 3 people (16%).
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Lower Hermitage, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
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