2.4 ▲ +26.3%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.9
- 2016: 1.7
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Blyth · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Blyth
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people live in each home in Blyth (L) than in most similar areas. The typical household now holds 2.4 people, a notable increase from 1.9 back in 2011. This shift comes as the number of people living alone has fallen.
2.4
▲ +26.3%
- 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 Blyth — higher than 57% of areas.
| Blyth | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 5462, SA | 2.5 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes here hold 2.4 people, which is about the same as the South Australian and national figures. Two-person households are the most common at 40.2%, while those living alone make up 26.6%.
26.6% ▼ -21.8%
Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 34.1%
- 2016: 39.8%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Blyth, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 4 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 51.1% of families in the area. One-parent families account for 16.1%, a figure that has risen since 2011 and sits a little above the state and national averages.
16.1% ▲ +26.8%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Blyth, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
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 Blyth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422008/blyth/topic/family-households