2.6 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Monteith · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people live alone in Monteith than in most similar areas, with only 16.2% of households consisting of one person. This makes for a community where homes are generally fuller, with a typical household containing 2.6 people.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Monteith — higher than 57% of areas.
| Monteith | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 5253, SA | 2.3 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Most homes in Monteith house two people (59.5%), and the typical household size is a little above the South Australian figure. Very few people live alone compared to the state and national averages.
2.6 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
16.2% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Monteith, 2 people is the majority at 58%; 1 person is next at 16%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Nearly half of all families are couples with children (48.3%), while 34.5% are couples without children. One-parent families make up 11.5% of the total, which is a little below the national figure.
11.5% —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Monteith, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 37%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Monteith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40909/monteith/topic/family-households