Smoky Bay · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Smoky Bay

How families and households are made up across the area.

A far lower rate of one-parent families than the state average marks the household makeup of Smoky Bay. Most homes here are small, typically holding just two people, and the area has seen a steady drop in both household size and people living alone since 2011.

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📍 Smoky Bay, Urban Centre

Where Smoky Bay sits — Average household size

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 Smoky Bay — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Smoky Bay2.0
5680, SA 2.3
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Typical homes in Smoky Bay hold 2.0 people, which is well below the national figure of 2.5. This is a downward trend from 2011, and it is reflected in the fact that only 23.2% of residents now live alone.

2.0 ▼ -9.1%

Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 1.7
  • 2021: 2.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

23.2% ▼ -26.1%

Lower than 69% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 31.4%
  • 2016: 32.0%
  • 2021: 23.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Smoky Bay, 2 people is the majority at 63%; 1 person is next at 27%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up the largest group at 67.2%. One-parent families account for only 3.4% of the total, a figure that is far below the South Australian average of 14.8%.

3.4% ▼ -55.4%

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 7.7%
  • 2016: 13.5%
  • 2021: 3.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Smoky Bay, Couples without children is the majority at 66%; Couples with children is next at 31%.

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 Smoky Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422047/smoky-bay/topic/family-households