2.9 ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.1
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5131, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5131, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up 61.1% of families in postcode 5131, making it an area dominated by family living. The typical home here holds 2.9 people, which is a little above the national figure. This reflects a community where large households are common and very few people live by themselves.
2.9
▼ -6.5%
- 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 5131, SA — higher than 89% of areas.
| 5131, SA | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| Adelaide Hills | 2.7 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.9 people, which is among the highest for similar areas. Very few people live alone here, at just 11.9%, which is far below the South Australian figure of 28.5%.
11.9% ▲ +2.4%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 5131, SA, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 4 people (23%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 6.8% of the total, a figure that is well below the national average of 14.1%. This is despite the number of single-parent homes rising 3.6 percentage points since 2011.
6.8% ▲ +113.0%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5131, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; 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 5131, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5131/5131-sa/topic/family-households