2.1 → 0.0%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.1
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Kimba · Urban Centre
How families and households are made up across the area.
Small households and a high number of single residents define daily life in Kimba. The typical home holds just 2.1 people, which is lower than most areas. This trend is driven by a high proportion of people living alone, making the town's living arrangements quite different from the state average.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Kimba — lower than 71% of areas.
| Kimba | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| 5641, SA | 2.4 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
About 35% of people live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. Two-person households are the most common at 41.6%, and the typical number of people per home has barely changed since 2011.
2.1 → 0.0%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
35.0% ▲ +2.3%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Kimba, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (36%) and 4 people (7%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up the largest family group at 47.9%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for only 8.3%, a figure that is much lower than most areas and well below the South Australian average of 14.8%.
8.3% ▲ +23.0%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Kimba splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (48%) and Couples with children (43%), with One-parent families at 8%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Kimba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421019/kimba/topic/family-households