Tintinara · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Tintinara

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than a third of homes in Tintinara are occupied by just one person, which is well above the national figure. This creates a unique mix of living arrangements where many single-person households exist alongside a strong core of traditional family homes.

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Where Tintinara sits — Average household size

2.4 ▲ +9.1%
  • 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 Tintinara — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Tintinara2.4
5266, SA 2.3
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 34.6% of residents live alone, a figure well above the South Australian average of 28.5%. Despite this, the typical home size of 2.4 people remains about the same as across the state and nation.

2.4 ▲ +9.1%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

34.6% ▲ +10.3%

Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 31.4%
  • 2016: 27.2%
  • 2021: 34.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Tintinara splits fairly evenly between 1 person (34%) and 2 people (31%), with 3 people at 12%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most families here are couples with children (59.8%), while one-parent families make up only 7.0% of the total. This is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

7.0% ▲ +13.5%

Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.2%
  • 2016: 3.4%
  • 2021: 7.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Tintinara, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 32%.

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 Tintinara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41455/tintinara/topic/family-households