2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Northern Heights · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Northern Heights
How families and households are made up across the area.
Northern Heights sits comfortably in the middle of the pack compared to similar areas for its family and household makeup. More than half of all families here are couples with children, and the typical home holds about 2.4 people.
2.4
▼ -4.0%
- 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 Northern Heights — lower than 57% of areas.
| Northern Heights | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 5253, SA | 2.3 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the South Australian and national figures. Very few people live alone here, at 22.3%, which is well below the state and national averages.
22.3% ▲ +26.5%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Northern Heights, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the majority of families at 54.8%, while 33.2% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 12.0%, a figure that is a little below the national and state averages.
12.0% ▼ -30.4%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Northern Heights, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 33%.
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 Northern Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41049/northern-heights/topic/family-households