Kersbrook · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Kersbrook

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up a huge 62.6% of families in Kersbrook (L), marking it as a place dominated by family life. This shift is seen in the growing number of people sharing a home, with the typical household size climbing to 2.8 people since 2011.

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📍 Kersbrook, Urban Centre

Where Kersbrook sits — Average household size

2.8 ▲ +33.3%
  • 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 Kersbrook — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Kersbrook2.8
5231, SA 2.6
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are more crowded than most areas, with a typical 2.8 people per dwelling. This is a little above the national figure of 2.5, while the share of people living alone has plummeted by 22 points since 2011 to just 14.3%.

2.8 ▲ +33.3%

Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.1
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

14.3% ▼ -61.0%

Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 36.6%
  • 2016: 31.0%
  • 2021: 14.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Kersbrook, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 4 people (23%) and 3 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up only 8.8% of the total, which is well below both the state and national figures. Most families are couples, with 62.6% having children and 27.5% without.

8.8% ▼ -13.2%

Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 10.1%
  • 2016: 27.9%
  • 2021: 8.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Kersbrook, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 28%.

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 Kersbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422026/kersbrook/topic/family-households