Hartley · State Electorate

Family & Households in Hartley

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly 30% of people in Hartley now live on their own, a figure well above the national average. This shift has contributed to a trend of smaller households in the area over the last decade. While many homes still house families, the proportion of single-person households has risen sharply since 2011.

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📍 Hartley, State Electorate

Where Hartley sits — Average household size

2.4 ▼ -7.7%
  • 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 Hartley — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Hartley2.4
Greater Adelaide 2.5
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Hartley holds 2.4 people, which is lower than most areas. Single-person households make up 29.7% of the total, a figure that rose by 9.8 percentage points since 2011.

2.4 ▼ -7.7%

Lower than 71% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

29.7% ▲ +49.6%

Higher than 75% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 19.8%
  • 2016: 31.3%
  • 2021: 29.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Hartley splits fairly evenly between 2 people (32%) and 1 person (30%), with 3 people at 16%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group at 57.3%, while one-parent families account for 13.5%. This last group has grown by 3.7 percentage points since 2011 and is now a little below the South Australian figure.

13.5% ▲ +37.4%

Lower than 54% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 9.8%
  • 2016: 13.5%
  • 2021: 13.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Hartley, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; 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 Hartley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40021/hartley/topic/family-households