Mortana · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Mortana

How families and households are made up across the area.

Large households are the norm in Mortana, where the typical home holds far more people than in other parts of the country. With an average of 3.3 people per home, this area has one of the highest household densities among similar places.

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📍 Mortana, Suburb / Locality

Where Mortana sits — Average household size

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 Mortana — higher than 91% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mortana3.3
5671, SA 2.3
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are much more crowded than the national figure of 2.5, and well above the South Australian average of 2.4 people per dwelling.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

The most common family composition is Couples with children at 89%, ahead of Couples without children (21%).

Family composition

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In Mortana, Couples with children is the majority at 81%; Couples without children is next at 19%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Mortana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40928/mortana/topic/family-households