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.
5044, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5044, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
A high number of people living alone defines the household mix in postcode 5044, with 33.1% of homes occupied by just one person. This is well above the national figure of 25.6%. While family life is common, the area's typical homes are smaller than in most other regions.
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 5044, SA — lower than 71% of areas.
| 5044, SA | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Holdfast Bay | 2.2 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
People living alone are much more common here than in most areas, though this figure fell 3.5 percentage points since 2011. Consequently, the typical home holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the Australian figure of 2.5.
33.1% ▼ -9.6%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 36.6%
- 2016: 34.0%
- 2021: 33.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →5044, SA splits fairly evenly between 2 people (33%) and 1 person (33%), with 4 people at 14%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 57.3% of families, while one-parent families are well below the state and national averages at 10.8%. This proportion of single-parent homes has remained steady since 2011.
10.8% ▼ -0.1%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5044, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; 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 5044, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5044/5044-sa/topic/family-households