2.4 ▼ -11.1%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Macclesfield · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Macclesfield
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people live alone in Macclesfield compared to the rest of the state, where the share of single-person households is well below the South Australian average. This reflects a community where family-based living is more common, with most homes housing two or more people.
2.4
▼ -11.1%
- 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 Macclesfield — lower than 57% of areas.
| Macclesfield | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 5153, SA | 2.7 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Macclesfield holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Two-person households are the most common at 41.3%, while those living alone make up 22.0%.
22.0% ▲ +25.3%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Macclesfield, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 4 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up over half of all families here at 55.9%. One-parent families account for 8.7%, a figure that is well below both the South Australian and national averages.
8.7% ▲ +4.7%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Macclesfield, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 35%.
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 Macclesfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40799/macclesfield/topic/family-households