Mount Bryan · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Mount Bryan

How families and households are made up across the area.

Small household sizes shape daily life in Mount Bryan, where the typical home holds just 2.2 people. This is lower than the state and national figures, reflecting a community where most dwellings are occupied by couples rather than large families.

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📍 Mount Bryan, Suburb / Locality

Where Mount Bryan sits — Average household size

2.2
  • 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 Mount Bryan — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mount Bryan2.2
5418, SA 2.3
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Nearly half of all homes here house two people, while 24% are occupied by a single person. This means Mount Bryan has far fewer people living alone than the South Australian average of 28.5%.

2.2

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.9
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

24.0%

Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 43.4%
  • 2021: 24.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Mount Bryan, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 54.9% of families, while those without children account for 46.3%. Only 7.3% of families are one-parent households, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

7.3%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 14.5%
  • 2021: 7.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Mount Bryan, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 43%.

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 Mount Bryan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40937/mount-bryan/topic/family-households