Stansbury · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Stansbury

How families and households are made up across the area.

Small households are the norm in Stansbury, where nearly 38% of people live alone. This creates a quiet residential feel with a typical home holding fewer people than the national figure.

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📍 Stansbury, Urban Centre

Where Stansbury sits — Average household size

1.8 ▼ -18.2%
  • 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 Stansbury — lower than 99% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Stansbury1.8
5582, SA 2.0
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 1.8 people live in the typical home, a figure that is well below the national average and has fallen since 2011. This is reflected in the fact that 37.7% of residents live alone, which is far above the Australian figure.

1.8 ▼ -18.2%

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 1.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

37.7% ▲ +18.0%

Higher than 82% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 32.0%
  • 2016: 33.7%
  • 2021: 37.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Stansbury, the largest group is 2 people at 48%, followed by 1 person (37%) and 3 people (8%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most families here are couples without children, making up 66.5% of the group. One-parent families are much less common here than elsewhere, at just 7.4%, which is well below the South Australian average.

7.4% ▲ +20.4%

Lower than 91% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 6.2%
  • 2016: 10.1%
  • 2021: 7.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Stansbury, Couples without children is the majority at 65%; Couples with children is next at 27%.

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 Stansbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422052/stansbury/topic/family-households