The Range · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in The Range

How families and households are made up across the area.

Just 17% of people live alone in The Range, a figure well below the national average. This makes it a place where most residents live in multi-person households, with a strong presence of couples and families.

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Where The Range sits — Average household size

2.7 —
  • 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 The Range — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
The Range2.7
5172, SA 2.6
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than most, with a typical 2.7 people per house compared to 2.4 in South Australia. Over half of all households consist of two people, while 17% are single-person homes.

2.7 —

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

17.0% —

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 23.6%
  • 2021: 17.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In The Range, 2 people is the majority at 51%; 4 people is next at 21%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families with couples and children make up 50.8% of the area, while one-parent families are much lower than most areas at 5.5%. This is well below the 14.1% national figure.

5.5% —

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 5.6%
  • 2021: 5.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In The Range, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 42%.

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 The Range [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41442/the-range/topic/family-households