2.4 ▲ +4.3%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Bordertown · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Bordertown
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of all families in Bordertown include children, making it a place where family life is central. The typical home holds 2.4 people, which is slightly more than it did in 2011. This blend of family households and a significant number of single-person homes defines the local living arrangements.
2.4
▲ +4.3%
- 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 Bordertown — higher than 57% of areas.
| Bordertown | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 5268, SA | 2.4 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The usual home here holds 2.4 people, a figure that has edged up since 2011. While 36% of households contain two people, about 29.8% of residents live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%.
29.8% ▼ -0.8%
Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 29.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Bordertown, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 52.5% of families, while couples without children account for 32.6%. One-parent families represent 13% of the total, which is a little below both the state and national figures.
13.0% ▼ -1.8%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Bordertown, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 33%.
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 Bordertown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415007/bordertown/topic/family-households