5065, SA · Postcode

Family & Households in 5065, SA

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people are living alone in postcode 5065 than a decade ago, though this remains a key feature of the area. The typical home now holds 2.4 people, a slight increase since 2011. Most households consist of either one or two people.

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📍 5065, SA, Postcode

Where 5065, SA sits — Average household size

2.4 ▲ +4.3%
  • 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 5065, SA — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
5065, SA2.4
Burnside 2.5
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 31.9% of people here live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. While this is higher than most areas, the proportion has fallen 3.8 percentage points since 2011.

2.4 ▲ +4.3%

Lower than 57% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

31.9% ▼ -10.6%

Higher than 74% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 35.6%
  • 2016: 33.6%
  • 2021: 31.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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5065, SA splits fairly evenly between 1 person (32%) and 2 people (31%), with 4 people at 16%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 63.4% of families in the area. Only 9.4% are one-parent families, a figure that is much lower than most other areas and well below the South Australian average of 14.8%.

9.4% ▲ +1.3%

Lower than 75% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 9.3%
  • 2016: 10.1%
  • 2021: 9.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In 5065, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; 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 5065, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5065/5065-sa/topic/family-households