Unley Park · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Unley Park

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer one-parent families live in Unley Park compared to the rest of the state. While typical home sizes match the national figure, the area is defined by a very high proportion of couples with children.

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📍 Unley Park, Suburb / Locality

Where Unley Park sits — Average household size

2.5 ▼ -3.8%
  • 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 Unley Park — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Unley Park2.5
5061, SA 2.4
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Two-person homes are the most common here, making up 36.4% of all households. Those living alone account for 23.6%, which is well below the South Australian figure of 28.5%.

2.5 ▼ -3.8%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

23.6% ▼ -1.6%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 23.9%
  • 2016: 21.8%
  • 2021: 23.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Unley Park, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 4 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 60.9% of families, while one-parent families account for only 8.5%. This last figure is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

8.5% ▲ +30.0%

Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.5%
  • 2016: 7.0%
  • 2021: 8.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Unley Park, 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 Unley Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41491/unley-park/topic/family-households