Telowie · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Telowie

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people live alone in Telowie than in most similar areas. This small community is primarily made up of couples, with half of all homes housing two people and very few single-person households.

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📍 Telowie, Suburb / Locality

Where Telowie sits — Average household size

2.2
  • 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 Telowie — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Telowie2.2
5540, SA 2.2
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home has 2.2 people, which is a little below the South Australian figure of 2.4. Only 18.4% of residents live alone, a rate well below the national figure of 25.6%.

2.2

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

18.4%

Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 20.0%
  • 2021: 18.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Telowie, the largest group is 2 people at 46%, followed by 3 people (22%) and 1 person (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family units are common here, though one-parent families make up only 9.0% of the total. This is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

9.0%

Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 14.6%
  • 2021: 9.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Telowie, the largest group is Couples without children at 50%, followed by Couples with children (42%) and One-parent families (8%).

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 Telowie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41434/telowie/topic/family-households