2.7 → 0.0%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5051, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5051, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people share a roof in postcode 5051 than in most other areas, with an average of 2.7 people per home. This creates a community where large households are the norm and very few people live by themselves.
2.7
→ 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 5051, SA — higher than 79% of areas.
| 5051, SA | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| Mitcham | 2.6 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Only 18.5% of residents live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. This trend has stayed steady since 2011, with two-person homes being the most common at 34.4%.
18.5% ▼ -1.4%
Lower than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 5051, SA, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 4 people (22%) and 1 person (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the bulk of the area at 65.3%. One-parent families account for just 8.5%, a figure that is much lower than both the state and national averages.
8.5% ▼ -4.7%
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5051, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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 5051, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5051/5051-sa/topic/family-households