5014, SA · Postcode

Family & Households in 5014, SA

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.

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📍 5014, SA, Postcode

Where 5014, SA sits — Average household size

2.3 ▲ +4.5%
  • 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 5014, SA — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
5014, SA2.3
Charles Sturt 2.4
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

34.5% ▼ -1.9%

Higher than 84% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 35.1%
  • 2016: 34.5%
  • 2021: 34.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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5014, SA splits fairly evenly between 1 person (34%) and 2 people (31%), with 3 people at 16%.

Families

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.

  • 2011: 18.5%
  • 2016: 19.1%
  • 2021: 17.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In 5014, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

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 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