Noarlunga Centre · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Noarlunga Centre

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.

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📍 Noarlunga Centre, Suburb / Locality

Where Noarlunga Centre sits — Average household size

1.8 ▲ +12.5%
  • 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 Noarlunga Centre — lower than 91% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Noarlunga Centre1.8
5168, SA 2.3
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2011: 1.6
  • 2016: 1.9
  • 2021: 1.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

42.7% ▼ -29.5%

Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 60.5%
  • 2016: 36.0%
  • 2021: 42.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Noarlunga Centre splits fairly evenly between 1 person (43%) and 2 people (39%), with 3 people at 15%.

Families

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.

  • 2011: 20.9%
  • 2016: 15.7%
  • 2021: 17.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Noarlunga Centre, the largest group is Couples without children at 45%, followed by Couples with children (34%) and One-parent families (17%).

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 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