Nuriootpa · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Nuriootpa

How families and households are made up across the area.

A significant 31.6% of people in Nuriootpa now live alone, a figure well above the national average. This shift is part of a broader trend where more residents are living in smaller groups, with the typical home now housing 2.3 people.

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📍 Nuriootpa, Urban Centre

Where Nuriootpa sits — Average household size

2.3
  • 1.2: 1 area
  • 1.3: 0 areas
  • 1.4: 0 areas
  • 1.5: 3 areas
  • 1.6: 3 areas
  • 1.7: 18 areas
  • 1.8: 37 areas
  • 1.9: 87 areas
  • 2.0: 173 areas
  • 2.1: 203 areas
  • 2.2: 204 areas
  • 2.3: 216 areas
  • 2.4: 164 areas
  • 2.5: 136 areas
  • 2.6: 109 areas
  • 2.7: 94 areas
  • 2.8: 81 areas
  • 2.9: 65 areas
  • 3.0: 52 areas
  • 3.1: 36 areas
  • 3.2: 16 areas
  • 3.3: 18 areas
  • 3.4: 9 areas
  • 3.5: 11 areas
  • 3.6: 5 areas
  • 3.7: 7 areas
  • 3.8: 5 areas
  • 3.9: 11 areas
  • 4.0: 9 areas
  • 4.1: 2 areas
  • 4.2: 6 areas
  • 4.3: 4 areas
  • 4.4: 6 areas
  • 4.5: 5 areas
  • 4.6: 4 areas
  • 4.7: 3 areas
  • 4.8: 1 area
  • 4.9: 3 areas
  • 5.0: 3 areas
  • 5.1: 0 areas
  • 5.2: 2 areas
  • 5.3: 0 areas
  • 5.4: 1 area
  • 5.5: 1 area
  • 5.6: 1 area
  • 5.7: 2 areas
  • 5.8: 0 areas
  • 5.9: 1 area
  • 6.0: 0 areas
  • 6.1: 2 areas

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Nuriootpa — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Nuriootpa2.3
5355, SA 2.4
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The number of people living alone has risen by 5.1 percentage points since 2016, leaving 31.6% of households as single-person homes. This is well above the 25.6% seen across Australia, and the typical home now has 2.3 people, which is a slight dip from 2016.

2.3

Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

31.6%

Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 26.5%
  • 2021: 31.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Nuriootpa, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (32%) and 3 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

About half of all families in Nuriootpa are couples with children, while 35.3% are couples without children. One-parent families make up 14.3% of the total, which is about the same as both the state and national figures.

14.3%

Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 14.5%
  • 2021: 14.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Nuriootpa, the largest group is Couples with children at 50%, followed by Couples without children (35%) and One-parent families (14%).

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 Nuriootpa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL414004/nuriootpa/topic/family-households