2.4 → 0.0%
Lower than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Colton · State Electorate
Family & Households in Colton
How families and households are made up across the area.
Small households and a low number of single parents shape the family life in Colton. While most people live in couples with children, there is a notable number of residents living on their own.
2.4
→ 0.0%
- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 2 areas
- 1.9: 3 areas
- 2.0: 4 areas
- 2.1: 7 areas
- 2.2: 23 areas
- 2.3: 65 areas
- 2.4: 66 areas
- 2.5: 72 areas
- 2.6: 51 areas
- 2.7: 44 areas
- 2.8: 32 areas
- 2.9: 28 areas
- 3.0: 11 areas
- 3.1: 10 areas
- 3.2: 10 areas
- 3.3: 2 areas
- 3.4: 0 areas
- 3.5: 1 area
- 3.6: 0 areas
- 3.7: 0 areas
- 3.8: 0 areas
- 3.9: 1 area
- 4.0: 1 area
- 4.1: 1 area
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Colton — lower than 71% of areas.
| Colton | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Greater Adelaide | 2.5 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes in Colton hold 2.4 people, which is about the same as the state and national figures. About 27.8% of households are people living alone, a figure that is higher than most areas and slightly above the Australian average.
27.8% ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 63% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Colton, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 4 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the majority of families at 59.4%. One-parent families account for 11.1%, which is well below both the South Australian and national figures.
11.1% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 81% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Colton, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
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 Colton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40007/colton/topic/family-households