Thomas Plain · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Thomas Plain

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.

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📍 Thomas Plain, Suburb / Locality

Where Thomas Plain sits — Average household size

2.8
  • 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 Thomas Plain — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Thomas Plain2.8
5554, SA 2.3
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2016: 3.3
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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Thomas Plain splits fairly evenly between 2 people (27%) and 3 people (23%), with 1 person at 18%.

Families

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.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Thomas Plain, Couples with children is the majority at 76%; Couples without children is next at 24%.

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 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