2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
New Town · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in New Town
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly one in five families in New Town are led by a single parent, a rate well above the national figure. This local trait shapes a community where family structures vary, though the typical home size remains consistent with the rest of Australia.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 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 New Town — higher than 50% of areas.
| New Town | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 5554, SA | 2.3 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Most homes in New Town house two people, making up 39.1% of households. Only 22.8% of residents live alone, which is well below the South Australian average of 28.5%.
22.8% ▲ +17.4%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In New Town, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 19.6% of the area, which is much higher than most other places. This is well above the 14.1% national figure, while couples with children form the largest group at 48%.
19.6% ▲ +18.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In New Town, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (32%) and One-parent families (20%).
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 New Town [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41026/new-town/topic/family-households