Pasadena · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Pasadena

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of all families in Pasadena are couples with children, making this the most common household type. The area has a high number of people living alone, which helps explain why the typical home holds only 2.3 people.

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Where Pasadena sits — Average household size

2.3 → 0.0%
  • 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 Pasadena — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Pasadena2.3
5042, SA 2.4
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 29% of residents live by themselves, a figure well above the national average. This means the usual home size of 2.3 people is a little below the Australian figure of 2.5.

2.3 → 0.0%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

29.0% ▲ +2.3%

Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 28.4%
  • 2016: 29.0%
  • 2021: 29.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Pasadena, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 52.8% of families here, while 35.1% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 10.9%, which is well below both the state and national figures.

10.9% ▲ +0.6%

Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.9%
  • 2016: 11.9%
  • 2021: 10.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Pasadena, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 35%.

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 Pasadena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41120/pasadena/topic/family-households