2.5 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Matta Flat · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Matta Flat
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up the largest group of families in Matta Flat, accounting for 68.1% of the total. This small area has a mix of household types, with a notable number of people living alone. Overall, the family and household structures here align closely with national trends.
2.5
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- 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 Matta Flat — higher than 50% of areas.
| Matta Flat | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 5554, SA | 2.3 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Matta Flat holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure. While 34.5% of homes have three people, those living alone make up 27.6%, a figure slightly above the Australian average.
27.6% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Matta Flat, the largest group is 3 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 2 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families represent 15.9% of the total, which is much higher than in most similar areas and a little above the South Australian figure. The rest of the families are mostly couples, with 23.2% having no children.
15.9% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Matta Flat, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 22%.
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 Matta Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40842/matta-flat/topic/family-households