2.3 ▲ +9.5%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.1
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5038, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5038, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people are living together in postcode 5038 than in 2011, though it remains a place where many live independently. While the typical home now holds 2.3 people, there is still a very high proportion of single-person households compared to the rest of the country.
2.3
▲ +9.5%
- 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 5038, SA — lower than 71% of areas.
| 5038, SA | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Marion | 2.4 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 32.3% of people live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. This trend has dropped since 2011, and as a result, the typical number of people per home has risen to 2.3.
32.3% ▼ -12.7%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 37.0%
- 2016: 34.5%
- 2021: 32.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →5038, SA splits fairly evenly between 2 people (33%) and 1 person (32%), with 3 people at 16%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most families here are couples with children, making up 54.6% of the total. One-parent families account for 12.4%, which is a little below the South Australian figure of 14.8%.
12.4% ▼ -11.0%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5038, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 31%.
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 5038, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5038/5038-sa/topic/family-households