Taylorville · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Taylorville

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Taylorville compared to the state average, with only 18.6% of households being single-person homes. This contributes to a typical home size of 2.7 people, which is higher than in most other areas.

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📍 Taylorville, Suburb / Locality

Where Taylorville sits — Average household size

2.7 ▼ -3.6%
  • 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 Taylorville — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Taylorville2.7
5330, SA 2.2
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are often larger than the national figure, with 40.7% of households containing two people and 10.5% holding six or more. This helps explain why the proportion of people living alone is well below both the South Australian and national figures.

2.7 ▼ -3.6%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 3.1
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

18.6% ▼ -12.2%

Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 21.2%
  • 2016: 14.3%
  • 2021: 18.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Taylorville, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (18%) and 4 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the majority of families at 58.6%. One-parent families account for 13.0% of the total, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but a little below the state and national averages.

13.0% ▲ +83.6%

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.1%
  • 2016: 8.6%
  • 2021: 13.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Taylorville, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 31%.

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 Taylorville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41431/taylorville/topic/family-households