2.4 ▲ +20.0%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.0
- 2016: 1.8
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Callington · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Callington
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger households are now more common in Callington (L), where the typical home holds 2.4 people. This reflects a shift since 2011, as the area has moved away from a higher number of people living alone towards more family-based living.
2.4
▲ +20.0%
- 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 Callington — higher than 57% of areas.
| Callington | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 5254, SA | 2.5 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
While the usual household size of 2.4 people matches the state and national figures, it has risen from 2.0 in 2011. Two-person homes are the most common at 34%, while those living alone make up 28.8% of the area.
28.8% ▼ -16.5%
Lower than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 34.5%
- 2016: 39.3%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Callington, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (21%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up over half of all families here. One-parent families account for 17.5%, which is well above the national figure of 14.1% and higher than in most similar areas.
17.5% ▼ -8.6%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Callington, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 29%.
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 Callington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422012/callington/topic/family-households