2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Mallala · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Mallala
How families and households are made up across the area.
Family structures in Mallala have remained steady since 2011, with a typical household size of 2.5 people. This matches the national figure and reflects a community where more than half of all families include children.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 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 Mallala — higher than 50% of areas.
| Mallala | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 5502, SA | 2.6 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Around 24.3% of people live alone, which is well below the South Australian figure of 28.5%. Two-person households are the most common, making up 36.5% of the total.
24.3% ▲ +14.8%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Mallala, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 52.7% of families, while one-parent families account for 15.5%. This last figure is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national average.
15.5% ▲ +47.8%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Mallala, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 31%.
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 Mallala [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40811/mallala/topic/family-households