Loxton North · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Loxton North

How families and households are made up across the area.

Household patterns in Loxton North have remained steady over the last decade, maintaining a profile centered on family living. Most homes house two or more people, with a strong presence of couples with children and fewer single-person households than is typical across South Australia.

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📍 Loxton North, Suburb / Locality

Where Loxton North sits — Average household size

2.5 ▼ -7.4%
  • 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 Loxton North — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Loxton North2.5
5333, SA 2.3
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Loxton North holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure. Only 22% of residents live alone, a rate well below the South Australian figure of 28.5%.

2.5 ▼ -7.4%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

22.0% ▲ +21.0%

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.2%
  • 2016: 25.1%
  • 2021: 22.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Loxton North, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 3 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 60% of families here. One-parent families account for 9.1%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

9.1% ▼ -14.3%

Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.7%
  • 2016: 10.1%
  • 2021: 9.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Loxton North, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 30%.

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 Loxton North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40790/loxton-north/topic/family-households