2.7 ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5108, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5108, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Average home sizes have edged up since 2011 in postcode 5108, where homes now hold 2.7 people. This is much higher than most similar areas. A standout feature is the high number of single-parent families, which sits well above the national figure.
2.7
▲ +3.8%
- 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 5108, SA — higher than 79% of areas.
| 5108, SA | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| Salisbury | 2.6 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than usual, with 2.7 people per dwelling. While 27.3% of people live alone—about the middle for similar areas—the most common household size is two people at 29.2%.
27.3% ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →5108, SA splits fairly evenly between 2 people (29%) and 1 person (27%), with 3 people at 17%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 21.6% of the area, a figure that is well above both the state and national averages. This is the second most common family type after couples with children, who account for 57.3%.
21.6% ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5108, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; One-parent families is next at 22%.
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 5108, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5108/5108-sa/topic/family-households