2.9 ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Freeling · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Freeling
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger households are the norm in Freeling, where 2.9 people typically live in each home. This is much higher than most similar areas, reflecting a community where few people live alone and family groups are common.
2.9
▲ +7.4%
- 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 Freeling — higher than 86% of areas.
| Freeling | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| 5372, SA | 2.9 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Only 17.2% of people live alone, which is far below the South Australian figure of 28.5%. This trend has continued since 2011, contributing to a typical home size that is now a little above the national average.
17.2% ▼ -14.6%
Lower than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Freeling, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 4 people (19%) and 1 person (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most families here are couples with children, making up 59.8% of the total. One-parent families account for 15.0% of the mix, a figure that is about the same as the national average and has risen since 2011.
15.0% ▲ +24.5%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Freeling, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
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 Freeling [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415012/freeling/topic/family-households