Sceale Bay · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Sceale Bay

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Sceale Bay than in most similar areas. This small community is shaped by couples, with the typical home holding 2.2 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5.

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📍 Sceale Bay, Suburb / Locality

Where Sceale Bay sits — Average household size

2.2
  • 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 Sceale Bay — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Sceale Bay2.2
5680, SA 2.3
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Most homes here are small, with 58.3% housing just two people. Only 12.5% of residents live alone, a figure that is far below both the South Australian and national averages.

2.2

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.8
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Sceale Bay, 2 people is the majority at 61%; 4 people is next at 26%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families in Sceale Bay are exclusively couples, with 58.3% being couples without children and 41.7% with children. Notably, there are no one-parent families, which is far below the state and national figures.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Sceale Bay, Couples without children is the majority at 58%; Couples with children is next at 42%.

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 Sceale Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41308/sceale-bay/topic/family-households