Pompoota · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Pompoota

How families and households are made up across the area.

About 71% of families in Pompoota are couples with children, making them the most common household type. This is a small community where typical homes are smaller than the national figure, reflecting a mix of family life and a high number of people living alone.

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📍 Pompoota, Suburb / Locality

Where Pompoota sits — Average household size

2.1
  • 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 Pompoota — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Pompoota2.1
5238, SA 2.0
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Pompoota holds 2.1 people, which is much lower than most areas. This contributes to a higher than usual proportion of people living alone at 26.7%, slightly above the national figure.

2.1

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

26.7%

Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 13.6%
  • 2021: 26.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Pompoota, the largest group is 1 person at 38%, followed by 2 people (29%) and 5 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families here are overwhelmingly couples, with one-parent families making up 0.0% of the total. This is far below both the state and national figures.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Pompoota, Couples with children is the majority at 74%; Couples without children is next at 26%.

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 Pompoota [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41179/pompoota/topic/family-households