Poochera · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Poochera

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Poochera than in the rest of the country, making it a place of large households. Residents typically live in groups of nearly three people per home, which is a little above the national figure.

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📍 Poochera, Suburb / Locality

Where Poochera sits — Average household size

2.8
  • 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 Poochera — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Poochera2.8
5655, SA 3.0
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Poochera holds 2.8 people, which is much higher than most areas. Only 15.4% of people live alone, a figure far below the South Australian average of 28.5%.

2.8

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.9
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

15.4%

Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 43.5%
  • 2021: 15.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Poochera, the largest group is 4 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 2 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life is dominated by couples with children, who make up 66.1% of families. Notably, there are no one-parent families here, which is far below the national figure of 14.1%.

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 Poochera, Couples with children is the majority at 70%; Couples without children is next at 25%.

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 Poochera [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41181/poochera/topic/family-households