St Ives · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in St Ives

How families and households are made up across the area.

Large households are the norm in St Ives, where every single family unit consists of a couple with children. This creates a distinct domestic environment compared to the rest of the state, with typical homes holding significantly more people than the national figure.

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📍 St Ives, Suburb / Locality

Where St Ives sits — Average household size

3.0
  • 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 St Ives — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
St Ives3.0
5252, SA 2.6
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in St Ives are crowded compared to most areas, with an average of 3.0 people per dwelling. This is well above the South Australian figure of 2.4 and a little above the Australian average of 2.5.

3.0

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.6
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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St Ives splits fairly evenly between 1 person (36%) and 3 people (36%), with 4 people at 27%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

The family structure here is unusual, as 100% of families are couples with children. Consequently, one-parent families make up 0.0% of the population, which is far below both the state and national figures.

Family composition

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In St Ives, Couples with children is the majority at 100%.

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 St Ives [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41369/st-ives/topic/family-households