2.1 ▲ +5.0%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0
- 2016: 2.0
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Ovingham · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Ovingham
How families and households are made up across the area.
A far higher share of people live alone in Ovingham compared to the rest of the country. This trend means the typical home here is smaller than usual, with only 2.1 people per household.
2.1
▲ +5.0%
- 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 Ovingham — lower than 81% of areas.
| Ovingham | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| 5082, SA | 2.5 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 40% of households in Ovingham are people living alone, a figure far above the national average of 25.6%. This explains why the typical home size is a little below the South Australian figure.
40.0% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.0%
- 2016: 44.8%
- 2021: 40.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Ovingham, the largest group is 1 person at 39%, followed by 2 people (32%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 49.3% of families here. One-parent families account for 15.7%, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure.
15.7% ▲ +5.3%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Ovingham, the largest group is Couples with children at 50%, followed by Couples without children (33%) and One-parent families (16%).
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 Ovingham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41084/ovingham/topic/family-households