North Brighton · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in North Brighton

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over half of all families in North Brighton are couples with children, making them the most common household type. This suburb mirrors national patterns in its home sizes, with a typical household of 2.5 people.

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📍 North Brighton, Suburb / Locality

Where North Brighton sits — Average household size

2.5 → 0.0%
  • 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 North Brighton — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
North Brighton2.5
5048, SA 2.3
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 26.1% of people live alone, which is roughly the same as the national figure. Two-person homes are the most common, making up 36.4% of all households.

2.5 → 0.0%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

26.1% ▲ +12.7%

Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 23.1%
  • 2016: 25.2%
  • 2021: 26.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In North Brighton, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 4 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 56.4% of families, while 30.5% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 11.7%, a figure well below the South Australian average.

11.7% ▼ -12.8%

Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.4%
  • 2016: 9.8%
  • 2021: 11.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In North Brighton, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 31%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in North Brighton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41041/north-brighton/topic/family-households