2.4 ▼ -11.1%
Lower than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Mawson · State Electorate
Family & Households in Mawson
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 28% of people in Mawson now live alone, a figure that has climbed steadily since 2011. This reflects a broader shift toward smaller households in the area. While many homes still house families, there is a growing number of single-person dwellings.
2.4
▼ -11.1%
- 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 Mawson — lower than 71% of areas.
| Mawson | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Rest of SA | 2.3 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Mawson holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the South Australian figure. This is a drop from 2011, when the usual household was larger at 2.7 people. Two-person homes are the most common, making up 38.7% of all households.
27.1% ▲ +33.9%
Higher than 58% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Mawson, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
More than half of families here are couples with children, while 33.6% are couples without. One-parent families make up 14.2% of the total, a figure that is about the same as the national average but has risen since 2011.
14.2% ▲ +28.3%
Higher than 54% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Mawson, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 34%.
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 Mawson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40030/mawson/topic/family-households