Mount Jagged · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Mount Jagged

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly 3 people live in the typical home in Mount Jagged, which is much higher than most areas. This is a family-focused community where few people live by themselves and most households contain two or more people.

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📍 Mount Jagged, Suburb / Locality

Where Mount Jagged sits — Average household size

2.8 —
  • 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 Jagged — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mount Jagged2.8
5211, SA 2.1
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 16% of people live alone, which is far below the South Australian figure of 28.5%. Half of all homes are shared by two people, while 26% contain four people.

2.8 —

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.2
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.0% —

Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 5.7%
  • 2021: 16.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Mount Jagged, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 3 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 60.6% of families here. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 11.7%, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1%.

11.7% —

Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 11.9%
  • 2021: 11.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Mount Jagged, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 30%.

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 Jagged [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40951/mount-jagged/topic/family-households