2.0 ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
McCracken · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in McCracken
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly a third of all homes in McCracken are occupied by people living alone, which is well above the national figure. This creates a smaller typical household size compared to most other areas. This trend is reflected in the high number of single-person and two-person households across the suburb.
2.0
▼ -9.1%
- 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 McCracken — lower than 86% of areas.
| McCracken | 2.0 |
|---|---|
| 5211, SA | 2.1 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Just 2.0 people live in the typical home here, which is well below the Australian figure of 2.5. This is driven by the fact that 32.5% of residents live alone, a rate much higher than most other areas.
32.5% ▲ +26.5%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In McCracken, the largest group is 2 people at 47%, followed by 1 person (33%) and 3 people (10%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up over half of all families at 51.2%. One-parent families account for 13.2% of the total, which is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the national figure.
13.2% ▲ +10.7%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In McCracken, Couples without children is the majority at 51%; Couples with children is next at 35%.
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 McCracken [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40849/mccracken/topic/family-households