2.6 ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5050, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5050, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people share a home in postcode 5050 than in most similar areas. With few people living alone and a high number of families with children, it is an area where larger households are the norm.
2.6
▲ +4.0%
- 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 5050, SA — higher than 71% of areas.
| 5050, SA | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Mitcham | 2.6 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home has 2.6 people, which is a little above the South Australian figure and has edged up since 2011. Only 21.3% of people live alone, a rate well below the national figure of 25.6%.
21.3% ▲ +2.3%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 5050, SA, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 4 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 58.6% of families here. One-parent families account for 11.3%, which is a little below the national average, though this figure has risen since 2011.
11.3% ▲ +18.6%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5050, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 29%.
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 5050, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5050/5050-sa/topic/family-households