2.9 ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Medindie Gardens · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Medindie Gardens
How families and households are made up across the area.
A shift toward larger living arrangements has seen the typical home in Medindie Gardens grow, with 2.9 people per household. This is much higher than most similar areas. The community is now dominated by families, with over 70% of homes consisting of couples with children.
2.9
▼ -3.3%
- 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 Medindie Gardens — higher than 81% of areas.
| Medindie Gardens | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| 5081, SA | 2.4 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than the national figure, with 2.9 people per house. This is consistent with the fact that only 12.8% of people live alone, a figure far below the South Australian average of 28.5%.
12.8% ▼ -14.0%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Medindie Gardens, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 70.7% of families in the area. This contributes to a very low rate of one-parent families at 5.3%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
5.3% ▼ -52.8%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Medindie Gardens, Couples with children is the majority at 71%; Couples without children is next at 23%.
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 Medindie Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40855/medindie-gardens/topic/family-households