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.
Urrbrae · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Urrbrae — higher than 76% of areas.
| Urrbrae | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 5064, SA | 2.6 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
16.7% ▼ -27.4%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Urrbrae, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 1 person (17%).
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Urrbrae, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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