2.8 ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Salisbury Heights · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Salisbury Heights
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly three people live in the typical home in Salisbury Heights, which is much higher than most similar areas. This is a family-focused community where far fewer people live alone compared to the state and national figures.
2.8
▼ -3.4%
- 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 Salisbury Heights — higher than 76% of areas.
| Salisbury Heights | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 5109, SA | 2.5 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.8 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. Only 18.4% of households are single people, a rate well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.
18.4% ▲ +26.1%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Salisbury Heights, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 4 people (19%) and 1 person (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 61.2%, while one-parent families account for 13.5%. This proportion of single-parent families is higher than in most similar areas, though it is a little below the South Australian average.
13.5% ▲ +34.9%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Salisbury Heights, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 Salisbury Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41291/salisbury-heights/topic/family-households