Peake · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Peake

How families and households are made up across the area.

Forty-three percent of people in Peake live alone, which is among the highest rates for any similar area. This makes the typical home much smaller than those in the rest of the state and country. Most households are small, though nearly half are still family-run.

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Where Peake sits — Average household size

2.0 ▼ -20.0%
  • 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 Peake — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Peake2.0
5301, SA 2.3
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 43.2% of people living alone, the typical home in Peake holds only 2.0 people. This is well below the national figure of 2.5 and a little below the South Australian average.

2.0 ▼ -20.0%

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

43.2% ▲ +103.2%

Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 21.3%
  • 2016: 39.2%
  • 2021: 43.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Peake, the largest group is 1 person at 43%, followed by 2 people (34%) and 4 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 44.6% of families here. One-parent families account for 13.8%, a figure that is higher than most areas but about the same as the state and national averages.

13.8% ▲ +84.3%

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.5%
  • 2016: 14.7%
  • 2021: 13.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Peake, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (37%) and One-parent families (15%).

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 Peake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41125/peake/topic/family-households