2.6 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Melton · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Melton
How families and households are made up across the area.
A much higher share of one-parent families than the state average defines the home life in Melton. This area sees 18.2% of families headed by a single parent, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
2.6
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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 Melton — higher than 57% of areas.
| Melton | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 5552, SA | 2.5 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Melton are slightly larger than those in the rest of South Australia, with 2.6 people living in the typical house.
Household size
View on map →In Melton, 2 people is the majority at 100%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Over half of all families here are couples with children, making up 54.5% of the total. This is alongside a high proportion of one-parent families, which is much higher than most similar areas.
18.2% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Melton, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; One-parent families is next at 21%.
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 Melton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40858/melton/topic/family-households