2.1 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.6
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Port Rickaby · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Port Rickaby
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people have lived alone in Port Rickaby since 2011, creating a community where small households are now the norm. The area is marked by a high number of single-person homes and a small typical household size of just 2.1 people.
2.1
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- 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 Rickaby — lower than 81% of areas.
| Port Rickaby | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| 5575, SA | 2.1 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Almost 38% of people live alone, a figure far above the national average of 26%. This helps explain why the typical home here holds only 2.1 people, which is much lower than most other areas.
37.9% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 37.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Port Rickaby, 2 people is the majority at 56%; 1 person is next at 44%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 18.8% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. Most local families are couples without children, who account for 52.1% of the total.
18.8% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Port Rickaby, Couples without children is the majority at 58%; Couples with children is next at 21%.
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 Rickaby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41212/port-rickaby/topic/family-households