2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
McLaren Vale · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in McLaren Vale
How families and households are made up across the area.
A high number of people living alone makes McLaren Vale a place of smaller, more independent households. While nearly half of families here have children, the typical home is smaller than the national figure, with just 2.3 people per dwelling.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 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 McLaren Vale — lower than 71% of areas.
| McLaren Vale | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 5171, SA | 2.5 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Two-person homes are the most common at 41.2%, while 27.3% of people live alone. This rate of single-person households is higher than in most similar areas and slightly above the national figure.
27.3% ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In McLaren Vale, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 49.8% of families, while those without children account for 39.1%. One-parent families represent 11.0%, which is well below both the South Australian and national figures.
11.0% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In McLaren Vale, the largest group is Couples with children at 50%, followed by Couples without children (39%) and One-parent families (11%).
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 McLaren Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40852/mclaren-vale/topic/family-households