Netherton · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Netherton

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly three people per home make Netherton a place where households are larger than usual. This is a small community where family life is dominated by couples, with no single-parent families recorded in the latest census.

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📍 Netherton, Suburb / Locality

Where Netherton 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 Netherton — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Netherton2.8
5301, SA 2.3
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Netherton typically hold 2.8 people, which is much higher than most areas. This is a little above the South Australian figure of 2.4 and the national figure of 2.5.

2.8

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up 66.7% of families, while those with children account for 57.6%. Notably, there are no one-parent families here, a figure far below the 14.1% national average.

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 Netherton, Couples without children is the majority at 54%; Couples with children is next at 46%.

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 Netherton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41022/netherton/topic/family-households