2.5 ▼ -16.7%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Western Flat · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Western Flat
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people live alone in Western Flat than in most other Australian areas, as the community is largely made up of family groups. This is a place where most homes are shared, with the typical household containing 2.5 people.
2.5
▼ -16.7%
- 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 Western Flat — higher than 50% of areas.
| Western Flat | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 5268, SA | 2.4 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Only 15.6% of people live alone, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%. Two-person homes are the most common, making up 37.8% of all households.
15.6% ▲ +10.4%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Western Flat, the largest group is 2 people at 49%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Families with couples and children are the most common group at 56.5%. Meanwhile, one-parent families make up 9.8% of the total, a figure well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.
9.8% ▲ +42.2%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Western Flat, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 34%.
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 Western Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41574/western-flat/topic/family-households