2.3 ▲ +27.8%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.8
- 2016: 1.8
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Southend · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Southend
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer than 11% of families in Southend are headed by a single parent, a figure well below the national average. This small community is largely made up of couples, with nearly half of all families including children.
2.3
▲ +27.8%
- 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 Southend — lower than 57% of areas.
| Southend | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 5280, SA | 2.2 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Southend now holds 2.3 people, up from 1.8 in 2011. This shift is mirrored by a sharp drop in people living alone, which fell from 40.2% to 25.8% over the decade.
25.8% ▼ -35.7%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 40.2%
- 2016: 35.9%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Southend, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 48.5% of families here, while those without children account for 38.8%. One-parent families represent just 10.6% of the total, which is much lower than most other similar areas.
10.6% ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Southend, the largest group is Couples with children at 50%, followed by Couples without children (40%) and One-parent families (11%).
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 Southend [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422049/southend/topic/family-households