2.8 ▲ +7.7%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5139, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5139, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people live alone in postcode 5139 than in most other areas, with a trend toward larger households since 2011. The typical home now holds 2.8 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5.
2.8
▲ +7.7%
- 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 5139, SA — higher than 86% of areas.
| 5139, 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 41.2% housing two people and 15.5% holding four. This is reflected in the number of people living alone, which is far below the national figure and has fallen since 2011.
14.4% ▼ -35.1%
Lower than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 5139, SA, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 3 people (17%) and 4 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 62.6% of families here. One-parent families account for 14.8%, a figure that has risen 8.8 percentage points since 2011 and is now about the same as the South Australian average.
14.8% ▲ +148.1%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5139, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 5139, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5139/5139-sa/topic/family-households