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.
Hartley · State Electorate
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.
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Hartley — lower than 71% of areas.
| Hartley | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Greater Adelaide | 2.5 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
29.7% ▲ +49.6%
Higher than 75% of state electorate areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Hartley splits fairly evenly between 2 people (32%) and 1 person (30%), with 3 people at 16%.
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Hartley, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
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