2.6 → 0.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Malvern · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Malvern
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in Malvern than in most other areas, with only 19.2% of households consisting of one person. This trend contributes to the area's higher-than-average household size, making it a place where most residents share their home with others.
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 Malvern — higher than 57% of areas.
| Malvern | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 5061, SA | 2.4 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Malvern holds 2.6 people, which is a little above the South Australian figure of 2.4. Two-person households are the most common at 36%, while those with four people make up 20.5%.
19.2% ▼ -16.0%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Malvern, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 1 person (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most families here are couples with children, accounting for 63% of the total. One-parent families make up 9% of the mix, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.
9.0% ▼ -10.3%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Malvern, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
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 Malvern [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40814/malvern/topic/family-households