2.5 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.0
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
McHarg Creek · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in McHarg Creek
How families and households are made up across the area.
Only 11.5% of people live alone in McHarg Creek, making it an area where most residents share their home. The local landscape is dominated by couples, with nearly half of all families consisting of partners without children.
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 McHarg Creek — higher than 50% of areas.
| McHarg Creek | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 5157, SA | 2.7 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the South Australian and national figures. However, the number of people living alone is far below the state and national averages.
11.5% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In McHarg Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 4 people (25%) and 1 person (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up 48.1% of families, while 42.3% are couples with children. One-parent families account for 9.6%, a figure well below the state and national averages.
9.6% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In McHarg Creek, the largest group is Couples without children at 48%, followed by Couples with children (42%) and One-parent families (10%).
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 McHarg Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40850/mcharg-creek/topic/family-households