2.0 ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Saddleworth · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Saddleworth
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over a third of residents in Saddleworth live alone, making it a place with a very high number of single-person households. This trend contributes to a typical home size of just 2.0 people, which is well below the national figure of 2.5.
2.0
▼ -9.1%
- 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 Saddleworth — lower than 86% of areas.
| Saddleworth | 2.0 |
|---|---|
| 5413, SA | 2.2 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 35.5% of people live alone, a figure well above the 25.6% national average. Consequently, small households are common, with 45.2% of homes housing two people and 35.5% housing just one.
35.5% ▲ +16.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 35.5%
- 2021: 35.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Saddleworth, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 1 person (35%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 17.0% of the local mix, which is a little above both the state and national figures. Couples without children are the most common family type at 44.3%.
17.0% ▼ -5.3%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Saddleworth, the largest group is Couples without children at 45%, followed by Couples with children (38%) and One-parent families (17%).
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 Saddleworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41286/saddleworth/topic/family-households