Royal Park · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Royal Park

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over 31% of residents in Royal Park live alone, which is well above the national figure. This high number of single-person homes contributes to the area having fewer people per household than most other places. It is a diverse residential mix where one-parent families are also much more common than elsewhere.

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📍 Royal Park, Suburb / Locality

Where Royal Park sits — Average household size

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 Royal Park — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Royal Park2.3
5014, SA 2.3
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here holds 2.3 people, which is lower than most areas. This is consistent with the fact that 31% of households are single people, a figure well above the Australian average of 25.6%.

2.3 → 0.0%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

31.0% ▼ -7.0%

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 33.4%
  • 2016: 31.8%
  • 2021: 31.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Royal Park splits fairly evenly between 2 people (33%) and 1 person (31%), with 3 people at 18%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 21.3% of the total, which is well above the South Australian figure of 14.8%. Other family types include couples with children at 49.1% and couples without children at 28.4%.

21.3% ▲ +8.5%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.6%
  • 2016: 21.1%
  • 2021: 21.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Royal Park, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (28%) and One-parent families (21%).

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 Royal Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41282/royal-park/topic/family-households