2.5 ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 71% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Adelaide · Urban Area
Family & Households in Adelaide
How families and households are made up across the area.
A typical home in Adelaide houses 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure. The area has a balanced mix of family types and single-person households, with trends remaining steady over the last decade.
2.5
▲ +4.2%
- 2.0: 2 areas
- 2.1: 1 area
- 2.2: 11 areas
- 2.3: 27 areas
- 2.4: 24 areas
- 2.5: 27 areas
- 2.6: 9 areas
- 2.7: 5 areas
- 2.8: 3 areas
- 2.9: 0 areas
- 3.0: 1 area
- 3.1: 0 areas
- 3.2: 0 areas
- 3.3: 1 area
All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Adelaide — higher than 71% of areas.
| Adelaide | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 5067, SA | 2.1 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 28% of people live alone, which is a little above the Australian figure of 25.6%. While most homes house two people (33.5%), the typical number of people per home has edged up slightly since 2011.
27.9% ▲ +0.3%
Lower than 58% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Adelaide, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 56.7% of families, while one-parent families account for 15.1%. This last figure is lower than most similar areas and has barely changed since 2011.
15.1% ▼ -0.4%
Lower than 69% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Adelaide, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
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 Adelaide [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/4001/adelaide/topic/family-households