2.9 ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5138, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5138, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly three people live in the typical home in postcode 5138, making it an area of larger-than-average households. This is a place where family living is the norm, with very few people living on their own compared to the rest of the country.
2.9
▲ +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 5138, SA — higher than 89% of areas.
| 5138, SA | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| Adelaide Hills | 2.7 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
An average of 2.9 people live in each home, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. Only 12.1% of residents live alone, a rate far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.
12.1% ▼ -23.0%
Lower than 98% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 5138, SA, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 3 people (22%) and 4 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 64.1% of families here. The proportion of one-parent families is just 8.7%, which is well below both the state and national figures.
8.7% ▲ +37.1%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5138, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
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 5138, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5138/5138-sa/topic/family-households