1.8 ▲ +12.5%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.6
- 2016: 1.9
- 2021: 1.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Noarlunga Centre · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people are living alone in Noarlunga Centre than in most other similar areas, which has driven a shift in how the community is structured since 2011. The area now sees a very high proportion of single-person households, with 42.7% of all homes housing just one person.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Noarlunga Centre — lower than 91% of areas.
| Noarlunga Centre | 1.8 |
|---|---|
| 5168, SA | 2.3 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Small households are the norm here, with the typical home holding only 1.8 people, which is well below the national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the fact that 42.7% of residents live alone, a figure far above the South Australian average of 28.5%.
1.8 ▲ +12.5%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
42.7% ▼ -29.5%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Noarlunga Centre splits fairly evenly between 1 person (43%) and 2 people (39%), with 3 people at 15%.
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 17.4% of the area, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. Other family types are also common, with couples without children making up the largest group at 44.6%.
17.4% ▼ -16.9%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Noarlunga Centre, the largest group is Couples without children at 45%, followed by Couples with children (34%) and One-parent families (17%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Noarlunga Centre [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41034/noarlunga-centre/topic/family-households