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.

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Where Riverglades sits — Average household size

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.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Riverglades2.5
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.

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.

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

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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

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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).

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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