Mount Charles · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Mount Charles

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households are the norm in Mount Charles, where most homes hold more people than the national typical. The area is dominated by family units, with a striking absence of one-parent households compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Mount Charles, Suburb / Locality

Where Mount Charles sits — Average household size

2.6
  • 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 Charles — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mount Charles2.6
5267, SA 2.4
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

People per home average 2.6, which is higher than most areas and a little above the South Australian figure of 2.4.

2.6

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.9
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Mount Charles, the largest group is 3 people at 31%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 2 people (23%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 58.3% of families here. In contrast, one-parent families account for 0.0%, a figure far below the national average of 14.1%.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Mount Charles, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 40%.

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 Charles [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40940/mount-charles/topic/family-households