2.2 ▲ +4.8%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.1
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Middleton · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Middleton
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer single-parent families have lived in Middleton since 2011, contributing to a changing domestic landscape. The area is now shaped by a mix of small households and couples, with 44.9% of homes consisting of just two people. Overall, the typical household size here is slightly smaller than the state and national figures.
2.2
▲ +4.8%
- 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 Middleton — lower than 64% of areas.
| Middleton | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 5213, SA | 2.3 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes in Middleton hold 2.2 people, which is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 2.5. About 28.2% of residents live alone, a figure that has fallen slightly since 2011.
28.2% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Middleton, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up only 9.5% of the local total, which is well below the South Australian figure of 14.8%. This is a notable drop from 13.0% in 2011, while couples with children now form 49.9% of families.
9.5% ▼ -26.8%
Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Middleton, the largest group is Couples with children at 50%, followed by Couples without children (40%) and One-parent families (9%).
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 Middleton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415028/middleton/topic/family-households