Thebarton · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Thebarton

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly 40% of homes in Thebarton are occupied by just one person, making it an area with a very high proportion of single-person households. This trend contributes to a small typical household size of 2.1 people, which is lower than both the state and national figures.

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📍 Thebarton, Suburb / Locality

Where Thebarton sits — Average household size

2.1 → 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 Thebarton — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Thebarton2.1
5031, SA 2.3
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 39.9% of residents live alone, a figure far above the national rate of 25.6%. Because of this, the typical home in the area holds 2.1 people, which is a little below the South Australian figure of 2.4.

2.1 → 0.0%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.1
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

39.9% ▼ -4.0%

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 41.6%
  • 2016: 39.5%
  • 2021: 39.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Thebarton, the largest group is 1 person at 40%, followed by 2 people (31%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 19.2% of the total, which is well above the Australian average of 14.1%. Almost half of all families here are couples with children, while 29.7% are couples without children.

19.2% ▲ +25.5%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.3%
  • 2016: 17.7%
  • 2021: 19.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Thebarton, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (30%) and One-parent families (19%).

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 Thebarton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41443/thebarton/topic/family-households