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.
5046, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5046, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
A much higher share of people live alone in postcode 5046 than in most other areas. This trend means the typical home in the area is smaller than usual, containing just 2.2 people.
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 5046, SA — lower than 79% of areas.
| 5046, SA | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Marion | 2.4 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 33.7% of residents live alone, which is well above the South Australian figure of 28.5%. This helps explain why the area has fewer people per home than the national figure, though this number has edged up slightly since 2011.
33.7% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 36.3%
- 2016: 34.3%
- 2021: 33.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →5046, SA splits fairly evenly between 2 people (35%) and 1 person (34%), with 3 people at 15%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
More than half of families here are couples with children, while one-parent families make up 15.8%. This last figure is much higher than in most other areas, despite falling slightly since 2011.
15.8% ▼ -5.5%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5046, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
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 5046, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5046/5046-sa/topic/family-households