2.8 —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.3
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Thomas Plain · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much larger households than most similar areas define Thomas Plain, where an average of 2.8 people live in each home. This reflects a strong family focus, as 80% of the local families are couples with children.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Thomas Plain — higher than 76% of areas.
| Thomas Plain | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 5554, SA | 2.3 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Homes here are more crowded than the national figure, with 2.8 people per dwelling. This is a little above the South Australian average of 2.4.
2.8 —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Thomas Plain splits fairly evenly between 2 people (27%) and 3 people (23%), with 1 person at 18%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Families in Thomas Plain are almost exclusively couples, with no one-parent families recorded. This is far below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Thomas Plain, Couples with children is the majority at 76%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Thomas Plain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41445/thomas-plain/topic/family-households