Vale Park · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Vale Park

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Vale Park compared to the rest of the country, with only 20.2% of households being single-person homes. This makes the area a strong base for families, where couples with children make up the largest group of residents.

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📍 Vale Park, Suburb / Locality

Where Vale Park sits — Average household size

2.5 → 0.0%
  • 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 Vale Park — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Vale Park2.5
5081, SA 2.4
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Vale Park holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure. Most households consist of two people (39.2%), while those with only one resident are well below the state and national averages.

2.5 → 0.0%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

20.2% ▼ -18.4%

Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.7%
  • 2016: 23.7%
  • 2021: 20.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Vale Park, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 4 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 57.8% of families here. The number of one-parent families is 10.3%, which is well below the figures for both South Australia and Australia.

10.3% ▼ -9.3%

Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.3%
  • 2016: 11.2%
  • 2021: 10.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Vale Park, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 31%.

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 Vale Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41499/vale-park/topic/family-households