2.7 ▲ +8.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Meadows · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Meadows
How families and households are made up across the area.
A steady pattern of larger living arrangements defines Meadows, where the typical home holds nearly three people. This is higher than in most other areas, reflecting a community where few people live alone and family-based households are the norm.
2.7
▲ +8.0%
- 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 Meadows — higher than 71% of areas.
| Meadows | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 5201, SA | 2.7 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With 2.7 people per home, Meadows has a slightly higher occupancy than the South Australian figure of 2.4. Only 15.5% of people live alone, which is far below the 28.5% seen across the state.
15.5% ▼ -30.5%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Meadows, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 1 person (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most homes are headed by couples with children, making up 60.3% of the area. Single-parent families account for 10% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
10.0% ▼ -22.7%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Meadows, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 29%.
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 Meadows [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40853/meadows/topic/family-households