Port Kenny · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Port Kenny

How families and households are made up across the area.

A typical home in Port Kenny holds only 1.9 people, which is well below the national figure of 2.5. This sparsely populated area is largely made up of small households, with one in three residents living alone.

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📍 Port Kenny, Suburb / Locality

Where Port Kenny sits — Average household size

1.9
  • 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 Port Kenny — lower than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Port Kenny1.9
5671, SA 2.3
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

One-third of residents live alone, a rate well above the South Australian figure. Most homes here are small, with 36.4% containing two people and 33.3% containing just one.

1.9

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.8
  • 2021: 1.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

33.3%

Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 37.0%
  • 2021: 33.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Port Kenny, 2 people is the majority at 52%; 1 person is next at 48%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

There are no one-parent families here, a figure far below the national average of 14.1%. Family homes are mostly split between couples without children (59.5%) and those with children (51.4%).

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 16.3%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Port Kenny, Couples without children is the majority at 54%; Couples with children is next at 46%.

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 Port Kenny [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41200/port-kenny/topic/family-households