2.3 → 0.0%
Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Hammond · State Electorate
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly half of all families in Hammond are couples with children. While this is the most common family type, the area also has a high number of people living alone compared to most other regions.
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Hammond — lower than 86% of areas.
| Hammond | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Rest of SA | 2.3 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
The typical home in Hammond houses 2.3 people, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. About 29.7% of households consist of a single person, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%.
2.3 → 0.0%
Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
29.7% ▼ -9.8%
Higher than 75% of state electorate areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Hammond, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (13%).
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 16.4% of the local total, a little above the Australian average. This proportion of families has risen by 1.8 percentage points since 2011.
16.4% ▲ +12.4%
Higher than 73% of state electorate areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Hammond, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (33%) and One-parent families (16%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Hammond [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40020/hammond/topic/family-households