Woodcroft · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Woodcroft

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people live alone in Woodcroft than in the rest of South Australia, reflecting a community built largely around family life. With 60% of families being couples with children, this area sees more people sharing a home than is typical for most regions.

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📍 Woodcroft, Suburb / Locality

Where Woodcroft sits — Average household size

2.6 ▼ -7.1%
  • 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 Woodcroft — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Woodcroft2.6
5162, SA 2.4
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Woodcroft are slightly larger than those in the state, with 2.6 people per home. About 23.7% of households are people living alone, which is well below the South Australian figure of 28.5%.

2.6 ▼ -7.1%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

23.7% ▲ +30.6%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.2%
  • 2016: 21.6%
  • 2021: 23.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Woodcroft, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 4 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most families here are couples with children, making up 60% of the total. One-parent families account for 13.2%, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the national average.

13.2% ▲ +12.7%

Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.7%
  • 2016: 12.3%
  • 2021: 13.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Woodcroft, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; 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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Woodcroft [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41637/woodcroft/topic/family-households