2.5 ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Salisbury North · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
A far higher share of single parents live in Salisbury North than in other similar areas. While the typical home size matches the national figure, nearly 30% of households are made up of people living alone.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Salisbury North — higher than 50% of areas.
| Salisbury North | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 5108, SA | 2.7 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
About 29.6% of people here live alone, which is well above the Australian figure of 25.6%. The typical home holds 2.5 people, a result that is about the same as both the state and national averages.
2.5 ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
29.6% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Salisbury North splits fairly evenly between 1 person (30%) and 2 people (30%), with 3 people at 17%.
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 26.9% of the total, a figure far above the 14.1% seen across Australia. This is among the highest proportions for this type of family at this level.
26.9% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Salisbury North, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; One-parent families is next at 27%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Salisbury North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41292/salisbury-north/topic/family-households