2.6 ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5085, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5085, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger households have become more common in postcode 5085 over the last decade. This area now sees 2.6 people per home, which is higher than most other areas. Family life is central here, with couples with children making up the largest group at 61.8%.
2.6
▲ +8.3%
- 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 5085, SA — higher than 71% of areas.
| 5085, SA | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Port Adelaide Enfield | 2.4 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are generally more crowded than in other areas, with the typical size rising from 2.4 to 2.6 people since 2011. While 29% of households have two people, the share of people living alone has fallen to 27.2%.
27.2% ▼ -9.4%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →5085, SA splits fairly evenly between 2 people (29%) and 1 person (27%), with 3 people at 18%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children are the most common family type at 61.8%. One-parent families make up 13.3% of the total, a figure that is about the same as the national average but has fallen 4.0 percentage points since 2011.
13.3% ▼ -23.2%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5085, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 23%.
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 5085, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5085/5085-sa/topic/family-households