Webb Beach · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Webb Beach

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people share a roof in Webb Beach than in most other areas, with a typical home holding just 1.8 people. This is well below the national figure of 2.5, creating a landscape where small households and people living alone are common.

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📍 Webb Beach, Suburb / Locality

Where Webb Beach sits — Average household size

1.8
  • 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 Webb Beach — lower than 91% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Webb Beach1.8
5501, SA 2.8
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 26.9% of residents live alone, which is higher than most areas. Small homes dominate the mix, with 30.8% of households containing two people and 26.9% containing just one.

1.8

Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.8
  • 2021: 1.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

26.9%

Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 54.2%
  • 2021: 26.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Webb Beach, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (37%) and 4 people (21%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 15.6% of the total, a figure much higher than most similar areas. While couples without children are the most common family type at 56.3%, those with children follow at 40.6%.

15.6%

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 35.0%
  • 2021: 15.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Webb Beach, the largest group is Couples without children at 50%, followed by Couples with children (36%) and One-parent families (14%).

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 Webb Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41556/webb-beach/topic/family-households