Ceduna · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Ceduna

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly half of all families in Ceduna are couples with children, making it the most common home type. While most households follow a typical size, there is a notably high number of people living on their own compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Ceduna, Urban Centre

Where Ceduna sits — Average household size

2.3 → 0.0%
  • 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 Ceduna — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Ceduna2.3
5690, SA 2.5
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 31.7% of people here live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. The typical home holds 2.3 people, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.

2.3 → 0.0%

Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

31.7% ▲ +0.3%

Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 31.6%
  • 2016: 31.2%
  • 2021: 31.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Ceduna splits fairly evenly between 2 people (35%) and 1 person (31%), with 3 people at 13%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 20.0% of the total, which is much higher than most areas and well above the South Australian figure of 14.8%. This proportion has risen by 2.4 percentage points since 2011.

20.0% ▲ +13.8%

Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 17.5%
  • 2016: 18.0%
  • 2021: 20.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Ceduna, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (30%) and One-parent families (20%).

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 Ceduna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415008/ceduna/topic/family-households