2.4 → 0.0%
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
South Australia · State / Territory
Family & Households in South Australia
How families and households are made up across the area.
Household patterns in South Australia have stayed remarkably steady since 2011. The state sees a high number of people living alone compared to other regions, with 28.5% of all households consisting of just one person. This trend contributes to a typical home size of 2.4 people, which is about the same as the national figure.
2.4
→ 0.0%
- 2.4: 3 areas
- 2.5: 4 areas
- 2.6: 1 area
- 2.7: 0 areas
- 2.8: 1 area
All state / territory areas, 2021. The marker is South Australia.
| South Australia | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Nearly 29% of residents live alone, a figure that is much higher than most other states and a little above the Australian average. Two-person homes are the most common at 34.7%, while the number of people per home has barely changed over the last decade.
28.5% ▲ +2.3%
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In South Australia, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group of families at 55.1%. One-parent families account for 14.8% of the total, which is higher than most other areas but about the same as the national figure.
14.8% ▲ +1.1%
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In South Australia, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 29%.
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 South Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ste/4/south-australia/topic/family-households