2.3 → 0.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Taperoo · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Taperoo
How families and households are made up across the area.
One-third of all homes in Taperoo are occupied by people living alone, reflecting a community with a high proportion of single-person households. The area is characterized by a smaller typical household size compared to most other regions. This trend is mirrored in the family data, where single-parent families are far more common than the national figure.
2.3
→ 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 Taperoo — lower than 71% of areas.
| Taperoo | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 5017, SA | 2.3 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Taperoo holds 2.3 people, which is lower than most areas. A high 33.5% of residents live alone, a figure well above both the state and national averages.
33.5% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.2%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 33.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Taperoo splits fairly evenly between 1 person (33%) and 2 people (33%), with 3 people at 15%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 30.8% of the total, which is among the highest levels seen in similar areas and far above the 14.1% national figure. Couples with children are the most common family type at 43.5%.
30.8% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 30.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Taperoo, the largest group is Couples with children at 44%, followed by One-parent families (31%) and Couples without children (23%).
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 Taperoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41421/taperoo/topic/family-households