Cummins · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Cummins

How families and households are made up across the area.

Almost half of all families in Cummins are couples with children, making them the most common household type in the area. This family-centric profile is reflected in a stable residential environment where typical home sizes and living arrangements have barely changed over the last decade.

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📍 Cummins, Urban Centre

Where Cummins 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 Cummins — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Cummins2.3
5631, SA 2.5
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Two people live in 41% of homes, while 28% of residents live alone, which is a little above the national figure. With 2.3 people per home, the typical household size is about the same as the South Australian average.

2.3 → 0.0%

Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.0% ▼ -0.7%

Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 28.2%
  • 2016: 29.5%
  • 2021: 28.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Cummins, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 4 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families make up 10.9% of the total, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages. This is a stable trend, as the proportion of one-parent families has barely changed since 2011.

10.9% ▼ -3.5%

Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 11.3%
  • 2016: 12.3%
  • 2021: 10.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Cummins, the largest group is Couples with children at 50%, followed by Couples without children (38%) and One-parent families (11%).

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 Cummins [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421009/cummins/topic/family-households