Marcollat · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Marcollat

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.

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📍 Marcollat, Suburb / Locality

Where Marcollat sits — Average household size

2.8
  • 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 Marcollat — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Marcollat2.8
5271, SA 2.4
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2016: 3.1
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

14.3%

Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 14.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Marcollat, 2 people is the majority at 54%; 5 people is next at 21%.

Families

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.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Marcollat, Couples with children is the majority at 69%; 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 Marcollat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40827/marcollat/topic/family-households