Paringa · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Paringa

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up the largest group in Paringa, accounting for 47.7% of families. This area has a balanced mix of household types, with a typical home hosting about 2.3 people. Overall, family structures here align closely with those found across the state and the rest of the country.

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📍 Paringa, Urban Centre

Where Paringa 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 Paringa — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Paringa2.3
5340, SA 2.4
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 26.9% of people in Paringa live alone, a figure that fell 6.6 percentage points since 2011. Most homes are small, with 43% housing two people and 26.9% housing one person.

2.3 → 0.0%

Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 1.9
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

26.9% ▼ -19.7%

Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 33.5%
  • 2016: 43.7%
  • 2021: 26.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Paringa, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (11%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 14.4% of the total, which is about the same as the national figure. This group has grown since 2011, when they represented 8.9% of families.

14.4% ▲ +61.9%

Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 8.9%
  • 2016: 26.8%
  • 2021: 14.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Paringa, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (38%) and One-parent families (14%).

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 Paringa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415033/paringa/topic/family-households