2.8 ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Mount Schank · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Mount Schank
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up 71% of families in Mount Schank, making it a strong stronghold for family life. This is a place where homes are generally larger and more crowded than in other areas, with far fewer people living on their own.
2.8
▲ +3.7%
- 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 Schank — higher than 76% of areas.
| Mount Schank | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 5291, SA | 2.7 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Mount Schank holds 2.8 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. This is consistent with only 18.1% of people living alone, a rate well below the Australian average of 25.6%.
18.1% ▲ +40.7%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Mount Schank, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 4 people (22%) and 1 person (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family structures here are dominated by couples, as one-parent families make up 0% of the total. This is far below the 14.1% national figure and much lower than most other similar areas.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Mount Schank, Couples with children is the majority at 72%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
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 Schank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40961/mount-schank/topic/family-households