Woodville Gardens · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Woodville Gardens

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than one in five families in Woodville Gardens are headed by a single parent, a figure well above the national average. This mix of household types creates a diverse residential profile where large family homes and a high number of people living alone both exist side-by-side.

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Where Woodville Gardens sits — Average household size

2.6 ▲ +4.0%
  • 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 Woodville Gardens — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Woodville Gardens2.6
5012, SA 2.7
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here tend to be a little larger than in South Australia, with typically 2.6 people per home. Interestingly, 30.7% of households are people living alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%.

2.6 ▲ +4.0%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

30.7% ▼ -9.5%

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 34.0%
  • 2016: 32.1%
  • 2021: 30.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Woodville Gardens, the largest group is 1 person at 31%, followed by 2 people (24%) and 3 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families make up 21.7% of the total, which is much higher than most areas and well above the 14.1% seen across Australia. Couples with children are the most common group, accounting for 59.3% of families.

21.7% ▼ -8.9%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 23.8%
  • 2016: 23.8%
  • 2021: 21.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Woodville Gardens, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; One-parent families is next at 22%.

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 Woodville Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41644/woodville-gardens/topic/family-households