2.2 ▲ +4.8%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Semaphore Park · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Semaphore Park
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over a third of residents in Semaphore Park live alone, which is far above the national figure. This high number of single-person households means the area has fewer people per home than most other places. It is a diverse mix of living arrangements, with a high proportion of both lone persons and single-parent families.
2.2
▲ +4.8%
- 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 Semaphore Park — lower than 76% of areas.
| Semaphore Park | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 5019, SA | 2.1 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes here are smaller than usual, with just 2.2 people per household. This is driven by the 36.5% of people living alone, a figure well above the South Australian average.
36.5% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.4%
- 2016: 36.2%
- 2021: 36.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Semaphore Park splits fairly evenly between 1 person (37%) and 2 people (34%), with 3 people at 13%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 20.2% of the total, which is much higher than in most areas. This is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia, while couples with children remain the most common family type at 49.1%.
20.2% ▼ -11.8%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Semaphore Park, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (30%) and One-parent families (20%).
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 Semaphore Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41330/semaphore-park/topic/family-households