Parndana · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Parndana

How families and households are made up across the area.

A far higher share of one-parent families live in Parndana compared to the rest of Australia. While the typical home holds about two people, the area is marked by a strong presence of single-parent households and people living alone.

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📍 Parndana, Suburb / Locality

Where Parndana sits — Average household size

2.3 ▼ -14.8%
  • 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 Parndana — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Parndana2.3
5220, SA 2.3
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 28.8% of people live alone in Parndana, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. Two-person homes are the most common, making up 40.7% of all households.

2.3 ▼ -14.8%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.8% ▲ +17.5%

Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.5%
  • 2016: 28.8%
  • 2021: 28.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Parndana, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 4 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 26.2% of the total, a figure far above the 14.1% seen across Australia. Couples with children are the largest group at 40.8%, followed by couples without children at 34%.

26.2% ▲ +51.8%

Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.3%
  • 2016: 6.7%
  • 2021: 26.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Parndana, the largest group is Couples with children at 40%, followed by Couples without children (34%) and One-parent families (26%).

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 Parndana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41116/parndana/topic/family-households