Renmark · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Renmark

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people live alone in Renmark than in most similar areas. This trend is reflected in the typical home, where just 2.2 people reside, a figure that has remained steady since 2011.

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📍 Renmark, Urban Centre

Where Renmark sits — Average household size

2.2 → 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 Renmark — lower than 64% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Renmark2.2
5341, SA 2.3
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Single-person households make up 34.9% of the area, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. These smaller homes help explain why the typical household size is a little below the South Australian average.

2.2 → 0.0%

Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

34.9% ▲ +12.9%

Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 30.9%
  • 2016: 21.5%
  • 2021: 34.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Renmark splits fairly evenly between 2 people (37%) and 1 person (35%), with 3 people at 13%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families account for 21% of the total, a figure that has risen sharply by 14 points since 2011. This is much higher than in most other areas and well above the 14.1% national average.

21.0% ▲ +199.7%

Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 7.0%
  • 2016: 8.3%
  • 2021: 21.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Renmark, the largest group is Couples with children at 42%, followed by Couples without children (35%) and One-parent families (21%).

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 Renmark [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415037/renmark/topic/family-households