2.8 ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Montacute · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Montacute
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger households have become more common in Montacute, where a typical home now holds 2.8 people. This is a much higher figure than in most similar areas, reflecting a community dominated by family groups rather than individuals.
2.8
▲ +3.7%
- 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 Montacute — higher than 76% of areas.
| Montacute | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 5134, SA | 2.7 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than the national figure, with 2.8 people per household. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at 20.4%, which is well below both the state and national figures.
20.4% ▲ +49.0%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Montacute, the largest group is 2 people at 30%, followed by 4 people (23%) and 1 person (20%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life is central to the area, as 70.1% of families are couples with children. One-parent families make up only 4.1% of the total, a figure that is far below the national average.
4.1% ▼ -9.7%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Montacute, Couples with children is the majority at 68%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
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 Montacute [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40907/montacute/topic/family-households