Second Valley · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Second Valley

How families and households are made up across the area.

Small households are the norm in Second Valley, where 41.3% of people live alone. This is far above the national figure, creating a community of mostly single-person or couple-only homes.

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📍 Second Valley, Suburb / Locality

Where Second Valley sits — Average household size

1.8
  • 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 Second Valley — lower than 91% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Second Valley1.8
5204, SA 2.0
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With only 1.8 people per home, Second Valley is well below the Australian average of 2.5. Nearly half of all households contain just two people, while those living alone are far more common here than in the rest of South Australia.

1.8

Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 1.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

41.3%

Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 27.6%
  • 2021: 41.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Second Valley splits fairly evenly between 2 people (50%) and 1 person (46%), with 3 people at 4%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families are completely absent here, a figure far below the 14.1% national average. Most families are couples without children, who make up 65.6% of the local family mix.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 18.4%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Second Valley, Couples without children is the majority at 61%; Couples with children is next at 35%.

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 Second Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41323/second-valley/topic/family-households