Salisbury Park · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Salisbury Park

How families and households are made up across the area.

A high proportion of single-parent homes shapes the daily life of Salisbury Park. While the typical home size is similar to the rest of the country, nearly a quarter of families here are led by one parent, a figure far above the national average.

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📍 Salisbury Park, Suburb / Locality

Where Salisbury Park sits — Average household size

2.5 ▲ +4.2%
  • 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 Park — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Salisbury Park2.5
5109, SA 2.5
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 26.6% of people in Salisbury Park live alone, which is higher than most similar areas. Two-person homes are the most common, making up 36.8% of all households.

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.

26.6% ▼ -1.1%

Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 26.9%
  • 2016: 27.3%
  • 2021: 26.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Salisbury Park, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 24.6% of the total, which is well above the South Australian figure of 14.8%. Other families are less common, with couples with children accounting for 48.2% of the area.

24.6% ▲ +13.6%

Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 21.7%
  • 2016: 24.2%
  • 2021: 24.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Salisbury Park, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (26%) and One-parent families (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 Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41293/salisbury-park/topic/family-households