Upper Sturt · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Upper Sturt

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up the largest group at 63.2% of families in Upper Sturt. This is a place where large households are common, and very few people live by themselves compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Upper Sturt, Suburb / Locality

Where Upper Sturt sits — Average household size

2.7 ▼ -3.6%
  • 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 Upper Sturt — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Upper Sturt2.7
5156, SA 2.7
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here holds 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas. Only 15.9% of residents live alone, a figure that is far below the South Australian rate of 28.5%.

2.7 ▼ -3.6%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

15.9% ▲ +16.3%

Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.6%
  • 2016: 15.8%
  • 2021: 15.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Upper Sturt, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 3 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 7.0% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. Most families are couples, with 63.2% having children and 28.6% without.

7.0% ▼ -12.9%

Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.0%
  • 2016: 9.4%
  • 2021: 7.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Upper Sturt, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; 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 Upper Sturt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41494/upper-sturt/topic/family-households