2.2 ▲ +4.8%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.1
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5043, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5043, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
A slight increase in home occupancy has been seen in postcode 5043 since 2011, though it remains an area where many people live alone. The typical home here is smaller than average, with 36.5% of all households consisting of just one person.
2.2
▲ +4.8%
- 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 5043, SA — lower than 79% of areas.
| 5043, SA | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Marion | 2.4 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
People living alone make up 36.5% of households, which is far above the national figure of 25.6%. This high number of single-person homes helps explain why the usual household size of 2.2 people is much lower than in most other areas.
36.5% ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 37.7%
- 2016: 36.6%
- 2021: 36.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →5043, SA splits fairly evenly between 1 person (36%) and 2 people (32%), with 3 people at 15%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families are much more common here than in most areas, making up 17.3% of the total. This is well above the Australian average of 14.1% and has remained steady since 2011.
17.3% ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5043, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
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 5043, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5043/5043-sa/topic/family-households