2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Risdon Park · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
A far higher share of people live alone in Risdon Park compared to the national figure. This creates a distinct household profile where small homes are common and single-person living is the most frequent arrangement.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Risdon Park — lower than 76% of areas.
| Risdon Park | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 5540, SA | 2.2 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
About 36.5% of people here live alone, a figure far above the 25.6% national average. Consequently, the typical home in Risdon Park holds 2.2 people, which is a little below both the state and national figures.
2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
36.5% ▲ +7.8%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Risdon Park splits fairly evenly between 1 person (36%) and 2 people (33%), with 3 people at 13%.
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 21.6% of the total, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia. Other family types are also common, with 47.3% of families being couples with children and 30.1% being couples without.
21.6% ▲ +13.4%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Risdon Park, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (30%) and One-parent families (22%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Risdon Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41259/risdon-park/topic/family-households