Underdale · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Underdale

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over 31% of people in Underdale live alone, which is well above the national figure. This trend makes it an area where small households are common, with the typical home holding just 2.3 people.

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📍 Underdale, Suburb / Locality

Where Underdale sits — Average household size

2.3 ▼ -4.2%
  • 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 Underdale — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Underdale2.3
5032, SA 2.4
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Single-person homes are very common here, making up 31.8% of all households. This is much higher than most similar areas and well above the 25.6% figure for Australia.

2.3 ▼ -4.2%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

31.8% ▲ +8.2%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 29.4%
  • 2016: 30.0%
  • 2021: 31.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 57.9% of families in the area. One-parent families account for 12.2%, which is a little below the national average of 14.1%.

12.2% ▼ -11.1%

Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.7%
  • 2016: 12.7%
  • 2021: 12.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Underdale, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 28%.

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 Underdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41488/underdale/topic/family-households