2.7 ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5012, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5012, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up 60.5% of families in postcode 5012, marking it as a primary domestic characteristic of the area. The region has larger households than most other areas, with an average of 2.7 people per home.
2.7
▲ +3.8%
- 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 5012, SA — higher than 79% of areas.
| 5012, SA | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| Charles Sturt | 2.4 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are typically larger than in other areas, with 2.7 people per dwelling, a figure that has edged up since 2011. About 25.9% of people live alone, which is slightly lower than the South Australian figure.
25.9% ▼ -9.6%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →5012, SA splits fairly evenly between 2 people (26%) and 1 person (26%), with 3 people at 18%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 20.6% of the total, a proportion that is well above both the state and national figures. This is among the highest rates for this level, though it has fallen slightly since 2011.
20.6% ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5012, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; One-parent families is next at 21%.
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 5012, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5012/5012-sa/topic/family-households