2.3 ▲ +9.5%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.1
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
South Arm · Urban Centre
Family & Households in South Arm
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people are living alone in South Arm than in 2011, as the average home now holds more residents. This small community is largely made up of families, with nearly half of them consisting of couples raising children.
2.3
▲ +9.5%
- 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 South Arm — lower than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home has 2.3 people, which is a slight increase since 2011. While 27.1% of households are single people, this is a little above the national figure.
27.1% ▼ -13.8%
Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In South Arm, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Families with one parent make up only 9.2% of the area, a figure well below both the state and national averages. Most families are couples, with 48% raising children and 38.8% without.
9.2% ▲ +3.0%
Lower than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In South Arm, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (40%) and One-parent families (9%).
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 South Arm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL621025/south-arm/topic/family-households