2.8 —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.1
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Marcollat · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in Marcollat than in the rest of the country, which helps explain why homes here are larger. Most households are family-based, with a typical home holding 2.8 people, a figure a little above the national average of 2.5.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Marcollat — higher than 76% of areas.
| Marcollat | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 5271, SA | 2.4 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Homes here are much larger than in most areas, with 21.4% of households containing five people. Only 14.3% of people live alone, which is far below the South Australian figure of 28.5%.
2.8 —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
14.3% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Marcollat, 2 people is the majority at 54%; 5 people is next at 21%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life is very common here, as 72.8% of families are couples with children. Notably, there are no one-parent families in the area, a figure far below the national average of 14.1%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Marcollat, Couples with children is the majority at 69%; Couples without children is next at 31%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Marcollat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40827/marcollat/topic/family-households