2.9 ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Parafield Gardens · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Parafield Gardens
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly three people live in the typical home in Parafield Gardens, a figure that is a little above the South Australian and national averages. This area has much larger households than most other similar places. Most homes are run by couples with children, contributing to a high overall occupancy rate.
2.9
▲ +3.6%
- 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 Parafield Gardens — higher than 81% of areas.
| Parafield Gardens | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| 5107, SA | 2.9 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With 2.9 people per home, households here are much larger than in most areas. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at 20.4%, which is well below the South Australian figure of 28.5%.
20.4% ▼ -1.9%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Parafield Gardens, the largest group is 2 people at 29%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 62% of the local mix. One-parent families are much more common here than in most areas, at 17.5%, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
17.5% ▼ -8.2%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Parafield Gardens, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 19%.
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 Parafield Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41103/parafield-gardens/topic/family-households