3.1 ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.3
- 2016: 3.2
- 2021: 3.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5117, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5117, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 70% of families in postcode 5117 are couples with children, making it a strong hub for family life. This area has much larger households than the national average, with far fewer people living alone than in other parts of South Australia.
3.1
▼ -6.1%
- 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 5117, SA — higher than 96% of areas.
| 5117, SA | 3.1 |
|---|---|
| Playford | 2.6 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than usual, with 3.1 people per household compared to the national figure of 2.5. Only 12.5% of people live alone, which is far below the South Australian average of 28.5%.
12.5% ▲ +36.4%
Lower than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 5117, SA, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 4 people (24%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family units are dominated by couples with children, who make up 69.9% of the total. One-parent families are much less common here than in most areas, accounting for just 7.0% of families.
7.0% ▲ +34.7%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5117, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 70%; 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 5117, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5117/5117-sa/topic/family-households