1.8 —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.6
- 2021: 1.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Sheaoak Flat · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Small home sizes have become a defining feature of Sheaoak Flat, where the typical household is now much smaller than the national average. Only 1.8 people live in each home, a figure that is well below the typical household size across Australia.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Sheaoak Flat — lower than 91% of areas.
| Sheaoak Flat | 1.8 |
|---|---|
| 5581, SA | 1.8 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
With just 1.8 people per home, Sheaoak Flat has some of the lowest household occupancy levels in the region. This is well below the South Australian figure of 2.4 and the national average of 2.5.
1.8 —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
In Sheaoak Flat, 1 person is the majority at 55%; 2 people is next at 45%.
Family types and one-parent families.
The most common family composition is Couples without children at 73%, ahead of Couples with children (60%).
In Sheaoak Flat, Couples without children is the majority at 55%; Couples with children is next at 45%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Sheaoak Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41337/sheaoak-flat/topic/family-households