Stonyfell · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Stonyfell

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much larger households than most areas define Stonyfell, where the typical home holds 2.8 people. This is a family-focused community with very few people living alone compared to the rest of the state and country.

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Where Stonyfell sits — Average household size

2.8 → 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 Stonyfell — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Stonyfell2.8
5066, SA 2.7
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Few people live alone here, making up only 13.7% of households, which is far below the South Australian figure of 28.5%. Most homes are larger than usual, with 26.2% containing four people and 16.2% containing three.

2.8 → 0.0%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

13.7% ▲ +0.5%

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.6%
  • 2016: 13.6%
  • 2021: 13.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Stonyfell, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 4 people (26%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families with children are the norm in Stonyfell, making up 67.3% of all family types. Only 8.2% are one-parent families, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.

8.2% ▲ +21.8%

Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.8%
  • 2016: 8.4%
  • 2021: 8.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Stonyfell, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; Couples without children is next at 24%.

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 Stonyfell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41393/stonyfell/topic/family-households