2.3 —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Petersville · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Petersville
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly one in five families in Petersville are led by a single parent, which is much higher than most similar areas. This is a small community where homes typically hold 2.3 people, though a high number of residents live on their own.
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 Petersville — lower than 71% of areas.
| Petersville | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 5571, SA | 2.0 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 28.6% of people here live alone, a figure well above the national average. While 35.7% of homes hold two people, 14.3% are larger households with six or more residents.
28.6% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.0%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Petersville, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 4 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 18.8% of the total, which is well above the figures for both South Australia and Australia. Couples with children are the most common family type at 45.8%.
18.8% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Petersville, the largest group is Couples with children at 44%, followed by Couples without children (38%) and One-parent families (18%).
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 Petersville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41145/petersville/topic/family-households