2.8 ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5136, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5136, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Just 14% of people live alone in postcode 5136, a figure far below the national average. This area is defined by larger living arrangements, where the typical home holds 2.8 people. This is notably higher than the usual household size across Australia.
2.8
▼ -3.4%
- 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 5136, SA — higher than 86% of areas.
| 5136, SA | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| Adelaide Hills | 2.7 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than in most areas, with 2.8 people per dwelling. This trend is consistent with the fact that very few people live alone compared to the South Australian figure of 28.5%.
14.0% ▲ +0.2%
Lower than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 5136, SA, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 3 people (20%) and 4 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 64.9% of families, while one-parent families are much lower than most areas at 8.7%. This is well below the national figure of 14.1% and has remained steady since 2011.
8.7% ▲ +0.6%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5136, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
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 5136, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5136/5136-sa/topic/family-households