2.6 ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5144, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5144, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people are living alone in postcode 5144 than in most other areas, with the number of one-person households rising slightly since 2011. This is a place where large households are common, and the typical home holds 2.6 people. Most residents live in family settings, particularly couples with children.
2.6
▼ -7.1%
- 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 5144, SA — higher than 71% of areas.
| 5144, SA | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Adelaide Hills | 2.7 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The usual home here holds 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas and a little above the South Australian figure. Only 19.5% of people live alone, a result that is well below both the state and national figures.
19.5% ▲ +25.1%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 5144, SA, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Families with children are very common, making up 61.6% of the total. One-parent families make up just 4.6% of the mix, which is among the lowest levels in the country and far below the South Australian average.
4.6% ▼ -48.4%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5144, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; 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 5144, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5144/5144-sa/topic/family-households