Woolsheds · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Woolsheds

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households are the norm in Woolsheds, where people per home is much higher than in most similar areas. With a typical home holding 2.9 people, this is a little above both the South Australian and national figures.

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📍 Woolsheds, Suburb / Locality

Where Woolsheds sits — Average household size

2.9 —
  • 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 Woolsheds — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Woolsheds2.9
5400, SA 2.7
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are more crowded than usual, with 2.9 people per dwelling. This is a little above the South Australian figure of 2.4 and the Australian average of 2.5.

2.9 —

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Woolsheds, 2 people is the majority at 100%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families with couples and children make up 45.5% of the area. Notably, there are no one-parent families here, which is far below the South Australian figure of 14.8% and the national rate of 14.1%.

0.0% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Woolsheds, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 41%.

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 Woolsheds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41652/woolsheds/topic/family-households