Stirling North · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Stirling North

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Stirling North than in most other areas, with only 20.5% of households consisting of one person. This contributes to a higher number of people per home compared to the state average, making it a place where multi-person households are the norm.

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📍 Stirling North, Suburb / Locality

Where Stirling North sits — Average household size

2.6 → 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 Stirling North — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Stirling North2.6
5710, SA 2.6
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here typically hold 2.6 people, which is a little above the South Australian figure of 2.4. This is reflected in the breakdown, where 37.2% of households have two people and 20.5% have just one.

2.6 → 0.0%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

20.5% ▲ +9.4%

Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.8%
  • 2016: 20.0%
  • 2021: 20.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Stirling North, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 15.8% of the total, which is much higher than in most similar areas. Over half of all families are couples with children, accounting for 54.5% of the total.

15.8% ▲ +24.8%

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.7%
  • 2016: 14.7%
  • 2021: 15.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Stirling North, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 29%.

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 Stirling North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41385/stirling-north/topic/family-households