1.8 ▼ -10.0%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0
- 2016: 1.8
- 2021: 1.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Port Vincent · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Port Vincent
How families and households are made up across the area.
A shift toward smaller living arrangements has shaped Port Vincent, where the typical home now holds just 1.8 people. This is well below the national figure of 2.5, reflecting a community with a very high proportion of people living on their own.
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 Vincent — lower than 91% of areas.
| Port Vincent | 1.8 |
|---|---|
| 5581, SA | 1.8 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 36.4% of residents live alone, which is far above the Australian figure of 25.6%. Small households are the norm here, with 52.4% of homes housing two people and 36.4% housing just one.
36.4% ▲ +14.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 34.6%
- 2021: 36.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Port Vincent, 2 people is the majority at 52%; 1 person is next at 36%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up the vast majority of families at 71.9%. One-parent families are much less common here than in most areas, accounting for only 7.0% compared to the 14.1% national figure.
7.0% ▲ +16.7%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Port Vincent, Couples without children is the majority at 70%; 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 Vincent [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41214/port-vincent/topic/family-households