3.2 —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.2
- 2021: 3.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Ward Belt · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Ward Belt
How families and households are made up across the area.
A typical home in Ward Belt holds 3.2 people, which is well above the national figure of 2.5. This area is defined by large households and a very low number of people living alone, making it stand out from the rest of the state.
3.2
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- 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 Ward Belt — higher than 89% of areas.
| Ward Belt | 3.2 |
|---|---|
| 5118, SA | 2.5 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Only 5.7% of residents live alone, a figure far below the 28.5% seen across South Australia. This helps explain why the area has some of the highest household sizes around, with 13.2% of homes housing six or more people.
5.7% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 5.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Ward Belt, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 3 people (21%) and 6 or more (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most households are family-based, with couples with children making up 70.1% of the total. One-parent families account for 12.5% of the area, which is higher than most similar areas but a little below the national figure.
12.5% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Ward Belt, Couples with children is the majority at 68%; Couples without children is next at 20%.
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 Ward Belt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41534/ward-belt/topic/family-households