5045, SA · Postcode

Family & Households in 5045, SA

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much smaller household sizes than most other areas define postcode 5045. The area is shaped by a high number of people living alone, with the typical home holding only 2.1 people.

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📍 5045, SA, Postcode

Where 5045, SA sits — Average household size

2.1 → 0.0%
  • 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 5045, SA — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
5045, SA2.1
Holdfast Bay 2.2
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Nearly 38% of people here live alone, which is far above the national figure of 26%. This helps explain why the typical home holds only 2.1 people, a figure that is much lower than most areas and has barely changed since 2011.

2.1 → 0.0%

Lower than 86% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 2.1
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

37.9% ▼ -1.2%

Higher than 90% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 38.4%
  • 2016: 37.3%
  • 2021: 37.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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5045, SA splits fairly evenly between 1 person (38%) and 2 people (37%), with 3 people at 12%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 48.4% of families, while those without children account for 39.9%. One-parent families make up 10.6% of the total, which is well below both the state and national figures.

10.6% ▼ -3.8%

Lower than 65% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 11.0%
  • 2016: 11.7%
  • 2021: 10.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In 5045, SA, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (40%) and One-parent families (11%).

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 5045, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5045/5045-sa/topic/family-households