2.4 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Punthari · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Punthari — lower than 57% of areas.
| Punthari | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 5238, SA | 2.0 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Punthari splits fairly evenly between 1 person (33%) and 2 people (33%), with 4 people at 33%.
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Punthari, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (33%) and One-parent families (20%).
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