1.7 —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.5
- 2021: 1.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Port Julia · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Half of all homes in Port Julia are occupied by just one person. This makes the area feel very sparsely populated, with a typical household size of only 1.7 people, which is well below the national figure of 2.5.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Port Julia — lower than 94% of areas.
| Port Julia | 1.7 |
|---|---|
| 5580, SA | 2.2 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Living alone is far more common here than in the rest of Australia, with 50% of households consisting of one person. This contributes to the area having some of the lowest person-per-home rates in the region.
1.7 —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
50.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Port Julia, 2 people is the majority at 52%; 1 person is next at 48%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up the largest family group at 62.2%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 13.3% of the total, a figure that is higher than most similar areas.
13.3% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Port Julia, Couples without children is the majority at 68%; Couples with children is next at 17%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Port Julia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41199/port-julia/topic/family-households