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.
5068, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5068, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 35% of people live alone in postcode 5068, which is well above the national figure. This makes the area a hub for single-person households, though the typical home still holds about 2.3 people. Overall, the region is characterized by a high proportion of solo residents and a strong presence of couples with 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 5068, SA — lower than 71% of areas.
| 5068, SA | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Burnside | 2.5 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
A much higher proportion of residents live alone compared to most areas, at 34.8%. This contributes to the typical home size of 2.3 people, which is a little below the Australian figure and has edged up slightly since 2011.
34.8% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 37.5%
- 2016: 35.2%
- 2021: 34.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →5068, SA splits fairly evenly between 1 person (35%) and 2 people (31%), with 4 people at 14%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 58.8% of families here. One-parent families account for 12.0%, a figure that is a little below both the state and national averages and has fallen since 2011.
12.0% ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5068, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
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 5068, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5068/5068-sa/topic/family-households