Port Neill · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Port Neill

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live in each home in Port Neill than in most similar areas. This is a small community where nearly half of all households consist of just one person, leaving it well below the national figure for household size.

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📍 Port Neill, Suburb / Locality

Where Port Neill sits — Average household size

1.8 ▼ -10.0%
  • 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 Neill — lower than 91% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Port Neill1.8
5604, SA 1.8
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 45.3% of people living alone, Port Neill has a much higher rate than the 25.6% seen across Australia. This explains why the typical home has only 1.8 people, which is well below the South Australian figure of 2.4.

1.8 ▼ -10.0%

Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.0
  • 2016: 1.9
  • 2021: 1.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

45.3% ▲ +35.8%

Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 33.3%
  • 2016: 35.4%
  • 2021: 45.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Port Neill splits fairly evenly between 1 person (43%) and 2 people (43%), with 3 people at 10%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up over half of all families here. The proportion of one-parent families is only 6.8%, which is well below both the state and national figures.

6.8% ▼ -24.6%

Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.0%
  • 2016: 11.0%
  • 2021: 6.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Port Neill, Couples without children is the majority at 54%; 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 Port Neill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41205/port-neill/topic/family-households