2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 86% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Port Lincoln · Urban Area
Family & Households in Port Lincoln
How families and households are made up across the area.
A well above national rate of people living alone marks the household landscape in Port Lincoln. While half of the local families include children, the overall trend shows a shift toward smaller living arrangements. The typical home now holds 2.3 people, which is slightly fewer than the national figure.
2.3
▼ -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 Port Lincoln — lower than 86% of areas.
| Port Lincoln | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 5607, SA | 2.5 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
People living alone make up 30.5% of households, a figure well above the Australian average that has risen since 2011. This helps explain why homes here are smaller than most areas, with the typical household holding 2.3 people.
30.5% ▲ +7.6%
Higher than 71% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 30.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Port Lincoln, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
About half of families in Port Lincoln are couples with children, while 31.4% are couples without. One-parent families make up 16.6% of the total, which is a little above the national figure and has remained steady since 2011.
16.6% ▼ 0.0%
Higher than 51% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Port Lincoln, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 31%.
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 Port Lincoln [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/4005/port-lincoln/topic/family-households