Menzies · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Menzies

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of the families in Menzies are couples with children. This small area has very large households, with a typical home holding 3.0 people, which is well above the South Australian figure of 2.4.

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📍 Menzies, Suburb / Locality

Where Menzies sits — Average household size

3.0 ▲ +25.0%
  • 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 Menzies — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Menzies3.0
5223, SA 2.2
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are much larger than in most areas, with 3.0 people per household. This is reflected in the breakdown, where 19% of homes hold five people and nobody lives alone.

3.0 ▲ +25.0%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.1%
  • 2016: 12.5%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Menzies splits fairly evenly between 2 people (35%) and 4 people (30%), with 5 people at 20%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families with children make up 52.8% of the local mix. There are no one-parent families here, a figure far below the national rate of 14.1%.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.5%
  • 2016: 8.2%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Menzies, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 39%.

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 Menzies [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40862/menzies/topic/family-households