2.4 ▲ +4.3%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5081, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5081, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
A slow rise in the number of people per home describes the shift in postcode 5081 since 2011. While the typical household size is now 2.4 people, there is a notable trend of more people living alone compared to the national average.
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 5081, SA — lower than 57% of areas.
| 5081, SA | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Walkerville | 2.3 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 30% of residents live by themselves, which is well above the Australian figure of 25.6%. Two-person homes are the most common at 34.6%, though the number of people per home has edged up slightly since 2011.
30.0% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →5081, SA splits fairly evenly between 2 people (35%) and 1 person (30%), with 4 people at 14%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 58.5% of families here, while one-parent families account for 9.5%. This last figure is well below the national average of 14.1% and has barely changed over the last decade.
9.5% ▼ -0.1%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5081, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 31%.
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 5081, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5081/5081-sa/topic/family-households