Redbanks · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Redbanks

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people live alone in Redbanks than in most other areas, with only 20.6% of households consisting of a single person. This contributes to a trend of larger homes, where the typical residence holds 2.6 people. It is a place where family living is common and one-parent homes are much less frequent than the state average.

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📍 Redbanks, Suburb / Locality

Where Redbanks sits — Average household size

2.6 → 0.0%
  • 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 Redbanks — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Redbanks2.6
5502, SA 2.6
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are slightly larger than the South Australian typical of 2.4 people. This is reflected in the breakdown, where 33.8% of households have two people and 10.3% have five.

2.6 → 0.0%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

20.6% ▲ +30.4%

Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.8%
  • 2016: 29.4%
  • 2021: 20.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Redbanks, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 4 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 61.5% of families in Redbanks. One-parent families account for 9.5%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

9.5% ▲ +15.0%

Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.2%
  • 2016: 9.1%
  • 2021: 9.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Redbanks, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; Couples without children is next at 23%.

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 Redbanks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41240/redbanks/topic/family-households