Myrtle Bank · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Myrtle Bank

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over 32% of people live alone in Myrtle Bank, a figure well above the national average of 25.6%. This makes the area's households smaller than most, as the typical home holds only 2.3 people.

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📍 Myrtle Bank, Suburb / Locality

Where Myrtle Bank sits — Average household size

2.3 → 0.0%
  • 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 Myrtle Bank — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Myrtle Bank2.3
5064, SA 2.6
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Single-person households are very common here at 32.7%, which is much higher than most similar areas. This contributes to a typical household size of 2.3 people, slightly below the Australian figure of 2.5.

2.3 → 0.0%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

32.7% ▼ -3.9%

Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 34.0%
  • 2016: 34.5%
  • 2021: 32.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Myrtle Bank splits fairly evenly between 2 people (33%) and 1 person (33%), with 4 people at 15%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most families are couples with children (59.2%) or couples without children (31.2%). Only 8.6% are one-parent families, a rate well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

8.6% ▼ -9.7%

Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.5%
  • 2016: 9.2%
  • 2021: 8.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Myrtle Bank, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 31%.

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 Myrtle Bank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40999/myrtle-bank/topic/family-households