Nangwarry · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Nangwarry

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly 39% of residents in Nangwarry live alone, creating a community where single-person households are far more common than in most other areas. This high number of solo dwellers contributes to a smaller typical household size than the state and national figures.

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Where Nangwarry sits — Average household size

2.2 → 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 Nangwarry — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Nangwarry2.2
5277, SA 2.2
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Nangwarry holds 2.2 people, which is a little below the Australian figure of 2.5. This is driven by the fact that 38.9% of people live alone, a rate far above the 25.6% seen nationally.

2.2 → 0.0%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

38.9% ▲ +12.0%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 34.7%
  • 2016: 33.7%
  • 2021: 38.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Nangwarry splits fairly evenly between 1 person (37%) and 2 people (35%), with 3 people at 10%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 18.6% of the community, which is well above the 14.1% national average. Other family types are less common, with couples with children accounting for 48.1% of the total.

18.6% ▼ -9.0%

Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 20.4%
  • 2016: 16.8%
  • 2021: 18.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Nangwarry, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (33%) and One-parent families (18%).

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 Nangwarry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41008/nangwarry/topic/family-households