2.5 ▲ +4.2%
Lower than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Torrens · State Electorate
Family & Households in Torrens
How families and households are made up across the area.
Typical household sizes in Torrens match the national average, reflecting a balanced mix of family types. Most homes are occupied by couples with children, though a significant number of residents live alone. This balance keeps the area's family profile closely aligned with both South Australia and the rest of the country.
2.5
▲ +4.2%
- 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 Torrens — lower than 57% of areas.
| Torrens | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Greater Adelaide | 2.5 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 2.5 people live in each home, a figure that has edged up since 2011. Two-person households are the most common at 32%, while those living alone make up 27.1%, which is a little above the national figure.
27.1% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 58% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Torrens splits fairly evenly between 2 people (32%) and 1 person (27%), with 3 people at 17%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 58.7%. One-parent families account for 14.5% of the total, a figure that has fallen since 2011 and remains about the same as the state and national figures.
14.5% ▼ -13.3%
Higher than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Torrens, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 Torrens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40043/torrens/topic/family-households