2.3 ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5037, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5037, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over 32% of people in postcode 5037 live alone, a figure well above the national average. This creates a distinctive household profile for the area, where single-person homes are much more common than in most other parts of the country.
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 5037, SA — lower than 71% of areas.
| 5037, SA | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| West Torrens | 2.3 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
A typical home here holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the Australian figure of 2.5. While 32.1% of residents live alone—well above the state average—this proportion has actually fallen slightly since 2011.
32.1% ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.3%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →5037, SA splits fairly evenly between 1 person (32%) and 2 people (31%), with 3 people at 17%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most families in the area are couples with children (56.6%) or couples without children (28.5%). One-parent families make up 12.9% of the mix, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
12.9% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5037, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; 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 5037, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5037/5037-sa/topic/family-households