2.4 → 0.0%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5008, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5008, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people live alone in postcode 5008 than in most other areas, with 30.5% of homes being single-person households. This figure is well above the national average of 25.6%. While the typical home holds 2.4 people, the area has a notably high proportion of single-parent families.
2.4
→ 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 5008, SA — lower than 57% of areas.
| 5008, SA | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Port Adelaide Enfield | 2.4 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 30.5% of residents live alone, which is higher than most areas and well above the national figure. Two-person homes are the most common at 31.1%, while the typical household size of 2.4 people has barely changed since 2011.
30.5% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 30.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →5008, SA splits fairly evenly between 2 people (31%) and 1 person (30%), with 3 people at 17%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 16.4% of the population, a figure that is much higher than most areas. This is slightly above the state and national averages, though the proportion has fallen by 2.5 points since 2011.
16.4% ▼ -13.2%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5008, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 5008, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5008/5008-sa/topic/family-households