2.5 ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Riverglades · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Riverglades
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people live alone in Riverglades than in most similar areas, reflecting a community built around larger groups. With nearly half of all homes containing couples with children, the area is strongly geared toward family living.
2.5
▼ -7.4%
- 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 Riverglades — higher than 50% of areas.
| Riverglades | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 5253, SA | 2.3 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure. Only 20.5% of residents live alone, a figure well below both the state and national averages.
20.5% ▲ +12.8%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Riverglades, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 4 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life is common here, with 49% of households consisting of couples with children. One-parent families make up 10.6% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
10.6% ▲ +38.4%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Riverglades, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (40%) and One-parent families (11%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Riverglades
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Riverglades [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41261/riverglades/topic/family-households