Taplan · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Taplan

How families and households are made up across the area.

Zero one-parent families live in Taplan, making it a rare outlier compared to the rest of the country. This small community is defined by small households and a strong presence of couples, with half of all families including children.

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📍 Taplan, Suburb / Locality

Where Taplan sits — Average household size

1.8 ▼ -35.7%
  • 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 Taplan — lower than 91% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Taplan1.8
5311, SA 2.3
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Taplan are much smaller than usual, with only 1.8 people per home. This figure is well below the South Australian average of 2.4 and the national figure of 2.5.

1.8 ▼ -35.7%

Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 1.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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Taplan splits fairly evenly between 1 person (50%) and 2 people (50%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up half of the families here, while couples without children account for 22.7%. The total absence of one-parent families is far below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.2%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Taplan, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 25%.

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 Taplan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41422/taplan/topic/family-households