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Thornlea · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Thornlea

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly half of all families in Thornlea are couples with children, making it a strong family hub. Most homes here hold more people than is typical for the state, reflecting a community where large households are common.

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📍 Thornlea, Suburb / Locality

Where Thornlea sits — Average household size

2.7 —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Thornlea — higher than 71% of areas.

Thornlea2.7
5280, SA 2.2
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 2.7 people per home, households in Thornlea are a little larger than the South Australian figure of 2.4. This is higher than most similar areas across the country.

Average household size

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2.7 —

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Thornlea, 2 people is the majority at 73%; 1 person is next at 27%.

2 people 47.1% 1 person 17.6%

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single parents make up only 9.3% of families here, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. Most families are couples, with 48.8% having children and 27.9% without.

One-parent families

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9.3% —

Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Thornlea, the largest group is Couples with children at 50%, followed by Couples without children (29%) and Other families (12%).

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 Thornlea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41448/thornlea/topic/family-households