Venus Bay · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Venus Bay

How families and households are made up across the area.

Small household sizes define Venus Bay, where only 1.8 people live in the typical home. This is well below the figures for South Australia and the rest of the country.

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📍 Venus Bay, Suburb / Locality

Where Venus Bay sits — Average household size

1.8 ▼ -18.2%
  • 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 Venus Bay — lower than 91% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Venus Bay1.8
5607, SA 2.5
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With only 1.8 people per home, Venus Bay has some of the lowest household occupancy levels of any similar area. This is well below the South Australian figure of 2.4.

1.8 ▼ -18.2%

Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 1.6
  • 2021: 1.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Venus Bay, 2 people is the majority at 58%; 1 person is next at 42%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up the largest group at 77.8%, while one-parent families are much less common here than in the rest of the state, at 11.1%.

11.1% ▲ +751.9%

Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.3%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 11.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Venus Bay, Couples without children is the majority at 60%; Couples with 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 Venus Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41502/venus-bay/topic/family-households