Urrbrae · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Urrbrae

How families and households are made up across the area.

Large households are a defining feature of Urrbrae, where an average of 2.8 people live in each home. This is much higher than most other areas, reflecting a community where family life takes centre stage over solo living.

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Where Urrbrae sits — Average household size

2.8 ▲ +12.0%
  • 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 Urrbrae — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Urrbrae2.8
5064, SA 2.6
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are more crowded than the national figure, with only 16.7% of people living alone. This is far below the South Australian rate of 28.5%, while the most common household size is two people (35%).

2.8 ▲ +12.0%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.7% ▼ -27.4%

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 23.0%
  • 2016: 24.7%
  • 2021: 16.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Urrbrae, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 1 person (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life is dominated by couples with children, who make up 63.1% of the area. This helps explain why one-parent families are well below the national average of 14.1%, sitting at just 11% here.

11.0% ▼ -0.1%

Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.0%
  • 2016: 9.7%
  • 2021: 11.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Urrbrae, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 25%.

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 Urrbrae [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41497/urrbrae/topic/family-households