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Family & Households in Tonsley

How families and households are made up across the area.

Small household sizes define daily life in Tonsley, where only 2.0 people live in the typical home. This is well below the national figure of 2.5 and reflects a community where many people live independently.

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📍 Tonsley, Suburb / Locality

Where Tonsley sits — Average household size

2.0 —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Tonsley — lower than 86% of areas.

Tonsley2.0
5042, SA 2.4
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Living alone is very common here, with 41.4% of households consisting of one person. This is far above the South Australian figure of 28.5% and is among the highest rates for areas of this type.

Household size

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In Tonsley, the largest group is 1 person at 41%, followed by 2 people (34%) and 3 people (14%).

1 person 41.4% 2 people 33.8% 3 people 14.0% 4 people 6.1% 5 people 3.5% 6 or more 1.2%

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families make up 15.4% of the area, which is much higher than in most similar places. Couples without children are the most common family type at 42.8%.

Family composition

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In Tonsley, the largest group is Couples without children at 43%, followed by Couples with children (37%) and One-parent families (16%).

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 Tonsley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41457/tonsley/topic/family-households