2.3 → 0.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Ridgehaven · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Ridgehaven
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than 31% of people live alone in Ridgehaven, a figure well above the national average. This trend makes the area stand out for its high number of single-person households. While many homes still house couples with children, there is a strong presence of smaller, solo living arrangements.
2.3
→ 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 Ridgehaven — lower than 71% of areas.
| Ridgehaven | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 5097, SA | 2.4 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Ridgehaven holds 2.3 people, which is lower than most areas. This is reflected in the fact that 31.6% of households are single people, a rate much higher than most other similar areas.
31.6% ▼ -0.4%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 31.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Ridgehaven splits fairly evenly between 2 people (36%) and 1 person (32%), with 3 people at 14%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 52.2% of families here. Single-parent families account for 15.7%, which is a little above the national figure and much higher than most similar areas.
15.7% ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Ridgehaven, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 31%.
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 Ridgehaven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41257/ridgehaven/topic/family-households