5090, SA · Postcode

Family & Households in 5090, SA

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of all families in postcode 5090 are couples with children. This area is marked by a high number of people living alone, which keeps the typical household size smaller than the national figure.

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📍 5090, SA, Postcode

Where 5090, SA sits — Average household size

2.3 → 0.0%
  • 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 5090, SA — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
5090, SA2.3
Tea Tree Gully 2.5
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

A third of residents in postcode 5090 live by themselves, a figure well above the national average that has risen since 2011. This helps explain why the typical home holds only 2.3 people, which is a little below the Australian figure of 2.5.

2.3 → 0.0%

Lower than 71% of postcode areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

33.3% ▲ +5.7%

Higher than 80% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 31.5%
  • 2016: 32.7%
  • 2021: 33.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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5090, SA splits fairly evenly between 2 people (34%) and 1 person (33%), with 3 people at 14%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 54.4% of families here, while 31.6% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 13.1%, which is a little below the state and national figures.

13.1% ▼ -5.9%

Higher than 57% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 13.9%
  • 2016: 13.4%
  • 2021: 13.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In 5090, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 32%.

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 5090, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5090/5090-sa/topic/family-households