Seaview Downs · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Seaview Downs

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households are a common sight in Seaview Downs, where the typical home holds 2.6 people. This is higher than most areas and slightly above the South Australian figure, reflecting a community where few people live by themselves.

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Where Seaview Downs sits — Average household size

2.6 → 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 Seaview Downs — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Seaview Downs2.6
5049, SA 2.5
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 20.9% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. Two-person homes are the most common at 34.4%, while 19% of households have four people.

2.6 → 0.0%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

20.9% ▲ +12.9%

Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.5%
  • 2016: 19.8%
  • 2021: 20.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Seaview Downs, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 4 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the majority of families at 59.7%. One-parent families represent 13.2% of the total, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but slightly below the state average.

13.2% ▲ +15.7%

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.4%
  • 2016: 12.4%
  • 2021: 13.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Seaview Downs, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; 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 Seaview Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41321/seaview-downs/topic/family-households