Kapunda · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Kapunda

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than a third of households in Kapunda are made up of people living alone, which is well above the national figure. This contributes to smaller homes across the area, with the typical household containing only 2.2 people.

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📍 Kapunda, Urban Centre

Where Kapunda sits — Average household size

2.2 ▼ -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 Kapunda — lower than 64% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Kapunda2.2
5373, SA 2.3
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

People living alone make up 33.7% of households, a figure that has risen since 2011 and remains well above the South Australian average. This helps explain why the typical home has only 2.2 people, which is a little below the national figure.

2.2 ▼ -4.3%

Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

33.7% ▲ +10.1%

Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 30.6%
  • 2016: 32.7%
  • 2021: 33.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Kapunda splits fairly evenly between 2 people (38%) and 1 person (34%), with 4 people at 11%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 46.4% of families, though one-parent families are more common here than in most areas. At 17.6%, the proportion of one-parent families is well above the Australian figure and has risen since 2011.

17.6% ▲ +14.6%

Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 15.4%
  • 2016: 18.8%
  • 2021: 17.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Kapunda, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (35%) and One-parent families (18%).

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 Kapunda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415016/kapunda/topic/family-households