2.6 → 0.0%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5126, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5126, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up 59.2% of families in postcode 5126, marking it as a strong family hub. This focus on family life is reflected in the fact that households here are larger than in most other areas.
2.6
→ 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 5126, SA — higher than 71% of areas.
| 5126, SA | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Tea Tree Gully | 2.5 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home has 2.6 people, a figure that has remained steady since 2011. This is higher than most areas, and it helps explain why only 20.8% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%.
20.8% ▲ +16.9%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 5126, SA, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 4 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family structures are fairly typical for the region, with one-parent families making up 13.3% of the total. This is about the same as the national figure and has barely changed over the last decade.
13.3% ▲ +4.6%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5126, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
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 5126, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5126/5126-sa/topic/family-households