Point Turton · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Point Turton

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people live in each home in Point Turton than in most similar areas. This trend is driven by a high number of smaller households, with the typical home holding just 2.0 people.

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📍 Point Turton, Suburb / Locality

Where Point Turton sits — Average household size

2.0 ▼ -4.8%
  • 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 Point Turton — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Point Turton2.0
5575, SA 2.1
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Almost half of all homes here are occupied by two people, while 28.5% of residents live alone. This means the usual household size is well below the national figure of 2.5.

2.0 ▼ -4.8%

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.1
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.5% ▲ +5.4%

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 27.0%
  • 2016: 25.2%
  • 2021: 28.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Point Turton, 2 people is the majority at 51%; 1 person is next at 30%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up the largest group at 57.1%. In contrast, one-parent families are very rare here at 3.6%, which is far below the national figure of 14.1%.

3.6% ▼ -50.0%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.1%
  • 2016: 8.9%
  • 2021: 3.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Point Turton, Couples without children is the majority at 56%; Couples with children is next at 39%.

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 Point Turton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41175/point-turton/topic/family-households