2.7 ▼ -10.0%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.0
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5140, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5140, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people are living in each home in postcode 5140 than they were in 2011, though the area remains dominated by larger households. With only 12.9% of people living alone, it is much more likely for residents here to share a home compared to the rest of the state.
2.7
▼ -10.0%
- 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 5140, SA — higher than 79% of areas.
| 5140, SA | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| Adelaide Hills | 2.7 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.7 people, which is much higher than most areas. While the number of people living alone has risen slightly to 12.9% since 2011, this figure remains far below the South Australian average of 28.5%.
12.9% ▲ +24.0%
Lower than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 5140, SA, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 4 people (24%) and 3 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most families here are couples with children, making up 66.2% of the total. One-parent families are much less common than in most areas, at 8.0%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
8.0% ▼ -13.5%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5140, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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 5140, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5140/5140-sa/topic/family-households