2.5 ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5024, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5024, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much lower rates of single-parent families define the household landscape in postcode 5024. While typical home sizes match the national figure, the area stands out for having far fewer one-parent families than both South Australia and the rest of the country.
2.5
▲ +4.2%
- 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 5024, SA — higher than 57% of areas.
| 5024, SA | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Charles Sturt | 2.4 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Most homes here hold two people (34.3%), and the typical household size is 2.5 people. This is higher than most areas and has edged up slightly since 2011, while the share of people living alone fell to 26.5%.
26.5% ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 5024, SA, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 4 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 60% of families in the area. One-parent families account for 11.1%, a figure that is well below the South Australian (14.8%) and Australian (14.1%) averages.
11.1% ▲ +11.4%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5024, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
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 5024, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5024/5024-sa/topic/family-households