2.3 ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5014, SA · Postcode
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people are sharing homes in postcode 5014 than in 2011, though single-person households remain a defining feature. A striking 34.5% of residents live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. This creates a landscape where smaller households are much more common than in most other areas.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 5014, SA — lower than 71% of areas.
| 5014, SA | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Charles Sturt | 2.4 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
About 34.5% of people live alone, a figure that is well above the South Australian average of 28.5%. This helps explain why the typical home has only 2.3 people, which is lower than most areas.
2.3 ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
34.5% ▼ -1.9%
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
5014, SA splits fairly evenly between 1 person (34%) and 2 people (31%), with 3 people at 16%.
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 17.7% of the total, which is well above the Australian figure of 14.1%. This is a slight decrease from 2011, while couples with children remain the most common family type at 53.5%.
17.7% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In 5014, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in 5014, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5014/5014-sa/topic/family-households