2.0 ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 1.8
- 2021: 2.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Saddleworth · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Saddleworth
How families and households are made up across the area.
A sharp rise in one-parent families has changed the domestic landscape of Saddleworth since 2011. Single-person households are now common, with the typical home hosting just 2.0 people, which is well below the national figure of 2.5.
2.0
▼ -9.1%
- 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 Saddleworth — lower than 86% of areas.
| Saddleworth | 2.0 |
|---|---|
| 5413, SA | 2.2 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 35.3% of people live alone, a figure that rose 6.3 points since 2011 and is now well above the national average. This helps explain why the typical home size is much lower than most areas.
35.3% ▲ +21.7%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 36.6%
- 2021: 35.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Saddleworth, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 1 person (37%) and 3 people (9%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 18.8% of households, which is well above the South Australian figure of 14.8%. This is a significant shift for the area, as the proportion rose 17 points since 2011.
18.8% ▲ +776.1%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Saddleworth, the largest group is Couples without children at 48%, followed by Couples with children (33%) and One-parent families (19%).
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 Saddleworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422046/saddleworth/topic/family-households