Lynton · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Lynton

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Lynton than in the rest of South Australia, where only 19% of households are single-person homes. This is a place of larger households, with more people per home than most other areas and a strong presence of families with children.

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📍 Lynton, Suburb / Locality

Where Lynton sits — Average household size

2.6 → 0.0%
  • 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 Lynton — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Lynton2.6
5062, SA 2.6
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Lynton holds 2.6 people, which is a little above the state figure of 2.4. This larger household size is reflected in the fact that 41.7% of homes house two people and 20.2% house four.

2.6 → 0.0%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

19.0% ▲ +36.8%

Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.9%
  • 2016: 15.9%
  • 2021: 19.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Lynton, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 4 people (19%) and 1 person (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life is common here, with couples with children making up 51.3% of the total. Notably, one-parent families make up only 5.9%, a figure that is well below both the South Australian and national averages.

5.9% ▼ -7.5%

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.4%
  • 2016: 9.4%
  • 2021: 5.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Lynton, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 40%.

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 Lynton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40795/lynton/topic/family-households