2.5 ▲ +8.7%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5112, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5112, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
A far higher proportion of one-parent families than the national average defines the home life in postcode 5112. While over a quarter of families are headed by a single parent, the area also sees a high number of people living alone. These two trends create a diverse mix of small and large households.
2.5
▲ +8.7%
- 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 5112, SA — higher than 57% of areas.
| 5112, SA | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Playford | 2.6 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Around 33.7% of residents live alone, which is well above the Australian figure of 25.6%. Despite this, the typical home has 2.5 people, a number that has risen slightly since 2011.
33.7% ▼ -1.9%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.4%
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 33.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →5112, SA splits fairly evenly between 1 person (34%) and 2 people (29%), with 3 people at 15%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 26.4% of the total, which is far above the 14.1% seen across Australia. Couples with children are the most common family type at 51.5%, while 20.6% are couples without children.
26.4% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5112, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; One-parent families is next at 26%.
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 5112, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5112/5112-sa/topic/family-households