2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
O'Sullivan Beach · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in O'Sullivan Beach
How families and households are made up across the area.
A high proportion of single-parent families is a defining feature of O'Sullivan Beach, where 24.3% of families fit this description. This figure is far above the national average and reflects a distinct family landscape for the area.
2.2
▼ -4.3%
- 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 O'Sullivan Beach — lower than 76% of areas.
| O'Sullivan Beach | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 5166, SA | 2.2 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are smaller than usual, with just 2.2 people per household. This is partly because 33.1% of people live alone, a figure well above both the state and national averages.
33.1% ▲ +17.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 33.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →O'Sullivan Beach splits fairly evenly between 2 people (38%) and 1 person (33%), with 3 people at 16%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 24.3% of the total, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and far above the Australian average of 14.1%. Couples with children are the most common family type at 42.7%.
24.3% ▲ +14.9%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In O'Sullivan Beach, the largest group is Couples with children at 43%, followed by Couples without children (32%) and One-parent families (24%).
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 O'Sullivan Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41062/o-sullivan-beach/topic/family-households