Seaton · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Seaton

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much higher rates of single-person homes and one-parent families set Seaton apart from similar areas. A third of all households are people living alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. This creates a community with smaller-than-average homes and a high proportion of single-parent setups.

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📍 Seaton, Suburb / Locality

Where Seaton sits — Average household size

2.3 → 0.0%
  • 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 Seaton — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Seaton2.3
5023, SA 2.3
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 33.3% of people in Seaton live alone, a figure well above both the state and national averages. Consequently, the typical home holds 2.3 people, which is lower than most areas.

2.3 → 0.0%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

33.3% ▼ -1.3%

Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 33.8%
  • 2016: 31.9%
  • 2021: 33.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Seaton splits fairly evenly between 1 person (33%) and 2 people (33%), with 3 people at 16%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 19.8% of the total, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. Other family types include couples with children at 51.6% and couples without children at 26.7%.

19.8% ▼ -6.6%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 21.1%
  • 2016: 21.6%
  • 2021: 19.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Seaton, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

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 Seaton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41320/seaton/topic/family-households