2.3 ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5048, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5048, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than 31% of people in postcode 5048 live alone, which is well above the national figure. This creates a landscape where small households are common, though the number of people per home has edged up slightly since 2011. The area is mostly made up of couples, both with and without children.
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 5048, SA — lower than 71% of areas.
| 5048, SA | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Holdfast Bay | 2.2 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
A little over 31% of residents live by themselves, a rate higher than most areas. Because of this, the typical home has 2.3 people, which is a little below the Australian figure of 2.5.
31.5% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 31.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →5048, SA splits fairly evenly between 2 people (36%) and 1 person (32%), with 3 people at 13%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 54.1% of families here. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 12.6%, which is a little below both the state and national figures and has fallen since 2011.
12.6% ▼ -9.0%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5048, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; 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 5048, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5048/5048-sa/topic/family-households