2.2 → 0.0%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Semaphore South · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Semaphore South
How families and households are made up across the area.
A shift toward smaller living arrangements has shaped Semaphore South since 2011. The area is now defined by a high proportion of people living alone, with 33.8% of households consisting of just one person.
2.2
→ 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 Semaphore South — lower than 76% of areas.
| Semaphore South | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 5019, SA | 2.1 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are smaller than most, with the typical house holding 2.2 people, which is a little below the South Australian figure of 2.4. This is driven by a much higher rate of single-person households compared to the rest of the country.
33.8% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.8%
- 2016: 36.1%
- 2021: 33.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Semaphore South splits fairly evenly between 2 people (36%) and 1 person (34%), with 3 people at 14%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Over half of all families are couples with children, while 31.5% are couples without. One-parent families make up 13.6% of the total, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the national average.
13.6% ▼ -9.4%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Semaphore South, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
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 South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41331/semaphore-south/topic/family-households