2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Owen · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Owen
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly half of all families in Owen are couples with children, making them the most common household type. The area has a varied mix of living arrangements, with a notable number of single parents and people living alone compared to other similar places.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 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 Owen — higher than 50% of areas.
| Owen | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 5460, SA | 2.6 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here houses 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure. A little more than a quarter (27.6%) of people live alone, a rate that is higher than most areas and slightly above the Australian average.
27.6% ▲ +29.3%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Owen, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 4 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 20% of the local total, which is well above the state and national figures. This is a much higher proportion than in most similar areas.
20.0% ▲ +19.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Owen, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (32%) and One-parent families (20%).
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 Owen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41085/owen/topic/family-households