2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Noarlunga Downs · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Noarlunga Downs
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over 32% of people in Noarlunga Downs live alone, a figure well above the national average. This makes the area stand out for its high number of single-person households compared to most other regions. While many homes still house couples with children, the presence of single residents is a defining feature of the local housing landscape.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 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 Downs — lower than 71% of areas.
| Noarlunga Downs | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 5168, SA | 2.3 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the Australian figure of 2.5. This lower density is driven by a high proportion of small households, with 32.4% of residents living alone and 33.6% living as two-person households.
32.4% ▲ +14.3%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 32.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Noarlunga Downs splits fairly evenly between 2 people (33%) and 1 person (32%), with 3 people at 15%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 22.4% of the total, which is well above the South Australian figure of 14.8%. This is much higher than most similar areas, though couples with children remain the largest family group at 49.9%.
22.4% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Noarlunga Downs, Couples with children is the majority at 50%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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 Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41035/noarlunga-downs/topic/family-households