Punthari · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Punthari

How families and households are made up across the area.

One-parent families make up a far higher share of the community in Punthari than in most other areas. This stands out as a key feature of local life, with 25.8% of families headed by a single parent. Most households here consist of couples with children.

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📍 Punthari, Suburb / Locality

Where Punthari sits — Average household size

2.4
  • 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 Punthari — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Punthari2.4
5238, SA 2.0
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

People per home in Punthari is 2.4, which is about the same as the figures for both South Australia and Australia.

2.4

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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Punthari splits fairly evenly between 1 person (33%) and 2 people (33%), with 4 people at 33%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families are far more common here than in the rest of the state or nation, sitting at 25.8%. This contrasts with a mix of 61.3% of families being couples with children and 41.9% being couples without.

25.8%

Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 25.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Punthari, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (33%) and One-parent families (20%).

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 Punthari [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41224/punthari/topic/family-households