Tungkillo · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Tungkillo

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over five percentage points more people live alone in Tungkillo than the national figure. This makes single-person households a standout feature for the area, though the typical home still holds about 2.4 people, which is about the same as across South Australia.

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📍 Tungkillo, Suburb / Locality

Where Tungkillo sits — Average household size

2.4 ▼ -4.0%
  • 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 Tungkillo — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Tungkillo2.4
5236, SA 2.4
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Around 31.2% of people here live alone, which is much higher than most areas and well above the Australian figure. The most common household size is two people, making up 33.3% of all homes.

2.4 ▼ -4.0%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

31.2% ▲ +28.2%

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.3%
  • 2016: 31.9%
  • 2021: 31.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Tungkillo splits fairly evenly between 2 people (34%) and 1 person (32%), with 4 people at 16%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life is dominated by couples with children, who make up 60.5% of families. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 9.1%, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.

9.1% ▲ +3.1%

Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.9%
  • 2016: 9.7%
  • 2021: 9.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Tungkillo, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 30%.

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 Tungkillo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41477/tungkillo/topic/family-households