Seaford Heights · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Seaford Heights

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Seaford Heights compared to the rest of South Australia. This is a place where homes are more likely to be shared, with the typical household holding 2.6 people. Most residents live in family settings, which keeps the area's single-person household rate well below the national figure.

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📍 Seaford Heights, Suburb / Locality

Where Seaford Heights sits — Average household size

2.6
  • 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 Seaford Heights — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Seaford Heights2.6
5169, SA 2.5
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are slightly larger than the state average, with 2.6 people per household. Only 17.3% of residents live alone, which is far below the South Australian rate of 28.5%.

2.6

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

17.3%

Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 23.8%
  • 2021: 17.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Seaford Heights, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 3 people (20%) and 1 person (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the majority of families at 59.8%. One-parent families account for 10.7% of the total, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.

10.7%

Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 7.0%
  • 2021: 10.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Seaford Heights, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 29%.

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 Seaford Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41316/seaford-heights/topic/family-households