Lower Inman Valley · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Lower Inman Valley

How families and households are made up across the area.

Few people live alone in Lower Inman Valley, where almost 60% of families include children. This creates a residential landscape shaped by larger households and a very low number of single-person homes.

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📍 Lower Inman Valley, Suburb / Locality

Where Lower Inman Valley sits — Average household size

2.7 ▼ -3.6%
  • 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 Inman Valley — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Lower Inman Valley2.7
5211, SA 2.1
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than in most areas, with a typical 2.7 people per dwelling. This is reflected in the fact that only 14.2% of people live alone, a figure far below both the state and national averages.

2.7 ▼ -3.6%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

14.2% ▼ -11.4%

Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.0%
  • 2016: 15.6%
  • 2021: 14.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Lower Inman Valley, the largest group is 2 people at 46%, followed by 4 people (17%) and 3 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 59.5% of families, while one-parent families are very rare at just 3.2%. This share of single-parent homes is far below the figures for South Australia and the rest of the country.

3.2% ▼ -19.5%

Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.0%
  • 2016: 5.2%
  • 2021: 3.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Lower Inman Valley, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 37%.

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 Inman Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40786/lower-inman-valley/topic/family-households