2.5 ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Whyalla Jenkins · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Whyalla Jenkins
How families and households are made up across the area.
About 2.5 people live in the typical home in Whyalla Jenkins, which is very similar to the national figure. Most households consist of couples with children, making it a family-oriented area where few people live alone compared to the state average.
2.5
▼ -7.4%
- 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 Whyalla Jenkins — higher than 50% of areas.
| Whyalla Jenkins | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 5609, SA | 2.5 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here has 2.5 people, matching the Australian average. Fewer people live alone here than in the rest of South Australia, with only 23.8% of households consisting of one person.
23.8% ▲ +33.5%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Whyalla Jenkins, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 4 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 61.9%. One-parent families account for 12.4% of the total, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
12.4% ▲ +59.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Whyalla Jenkins, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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 Whyalla Jenkins [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41587/whyalla-jenkins/topic/family-households