Pata · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Pata

How families and households are made up across the area.

Household patterns in Pata have remained steady over the last decade, though they differ from the wider state. A typical home here holds 2.3 people, with couples without children making up a large portion of the local families.

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Where Pata sits — Average household size

2.3 —
  • 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 Pata — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Pata2.3
5333, SA 2.3
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Far fewer people live alone in Pata compared to the rest of the country, at just 14.3%. The most common household size is two people, who make up 42.9% of all homes.

2.3 —

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

14.3% —

Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 35.0%
  • 2021: 14.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Pata, the largest group is 2 people at 46%, followed by 4 people (23%) and 1 person (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children are the most common family type at 40.7%. Meanwhile, one-parent families make up 11.1% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

11.1% —

Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 18.4%
  • 2021: 11.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Pata splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (42%) and Couples without children (38%), with One-parent families at 12%.

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 Pata [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41122/pata/topic/family-households