2.7 ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5137, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5137, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Almost 60% of families in postcode 5137 are couples with children. This is a place where households are larger than usual, with the typical home housing 2.7 people. It is very uncommon for people to live alone here compared to the rest of the country.
2.7
▼ -3.6%
- 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 5137, SA — higher than 79% of areas.
| 5137, SA | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| Adelaide Hills | 2.7 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
People living alone make up just 11.5% of households, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%. Most homes hold two people (41.1%), and the usual household size of 2.7 is a little above the South Australian average.
11.5% ▲ +6.5%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 5137, SA, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 3 people (22%) and 4 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families are among the lowest in the region at 5.8%, which is well below the 14.1% national figure. This proportion has also fallen since 2011, while couples without children make up 34.3% of families.
5.8% ▼ -25.2%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5137, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 34%.
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 5137, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5137/5137-sa/topic/family-households