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.
5062, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5062, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much lower rates of single-parent families set postcode 5062 apart from the rest of the state. This area is mostly made up of families, with 63.5% of them being couples with children. The typical home here is slightly more crowded than the state average, holding 2.6 people.
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 5062, SA — higher than 71% of areas.
| 5062, SA | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Mitcham | 2.6 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in this area typically hold 2.6 people, which is higher than most other areas. Fewer people live alone here compared to the state average, with this figure falling to 24.0% since 2011.
24.0% ▼ -11.6%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 5062, SA, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 4 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up only 9.4% of the total, a figure well below both the South Australian and national averages. Most families are couples with children, who account for 63.5% of the total.
9.4% ▼ -11.0%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5062, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; 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 5062, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5062/5062-sa/topic/family-households