5000, SA · Postcode

Family & Households in 5000, SA

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly half of all homes in postcode 5000 are occupied by people living alone. This makes it a place of very small households, with a typical home holding just 1.8 people. The area has far more solo dwellers than the national average.

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📍 5000, SA, Postcode

Where 5000, SA sits — Average household size

1.8 → 0.0%
  • 1.0: 3 areas
  • 1.1: 1 area
  • 1.2: 0 areas
  • 1.3: 1 area
  • 1.4: 1 area
  • 1.5: 4 areas
  • 1.6: 1 area
  • 1.7: 16 areas
  • 1.8: 28 areas
  • 1.9: 61 areas
  • 2.0: 101 areas
  • 2.1: 182 areas
  • 2.2: 257 areas
  • 2.3: 365 areas
  • 2.4: 338 areas
  • 2.5: 338 areas
  • 2.6: 233 areas
  • 2.7: 223 areas
  • 2.8: 157 areas
  • 2.9: 127 areas
  • 3.0: 75 areas
  • 3.1: 49 areas
  • 3.2: 40 areas
  • 3.3: 13 areas
  • 3.4: 10 areas
  • 3.5: 6 areas
  • 3.6: 3 areas
  • 3.7: 1 area
  • 3.8: 2 areas
  • 3.9: 0 areas
  • 4.0: 1 area
  • 4.1: 0 areas
  • 4.2: 1 area

All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 5000, SA — lower than 99% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
5000, SA1.8
Adelaide 1.8
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 45.3% of people here live by themselves, a figure that is far above the national average and has risen since 2011. This explains why the typical home size of 1.8 people is well below both the state and national figures.

1.8 → 0.0%

Lower than 99% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 1.8
  • 2016: 1.9
  • 2021: 1.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

45.3% ▲ +3.1%

Higher than 99% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 43.9%
  • 2016: 41.8%
  • 2021: 45.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In 5000, SA, the largest group is 1 person at 45%, followed by 2 people (40%) and 3 people (10%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up the largest group of families at 57.9%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 11.5% of the total, which is well below the South Australian average.

11.5% ▼ -0.6%

Lower than 58% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 11.6%
  • 2016: 11.8%
  • 2021: 11.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In 5000, SA, Couples without children is the majority at 58%; Couples with children is next at 26%.

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 5000, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5000/5000-sa/topic/family-households