2.8 ▲ +7.7%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5151, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5151, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
A sharp drop in people living alone has defined the local home life in postcode 5151 since 2011. This shift has helped make the area's households larger than those in most other regions, with the typical home now housing nearly three people.
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 5151, SA — higher than 86% of areas.
| 5151, SA | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| Adelaide Hills | 2.7 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.8 people, which is a little above the national figure and has edged up since 2011. This is reflected in the low number of single-person homes, with only 13.8% of people living alone—a far lower share than across Australia.
13.8% ▼ -45.7%
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 5151, SA, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 3 people (20%) and 4 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life here is dominated by couples with children, who make up 67.4% of the total. Meanwhile, the 7.9% of one-parent families is well below the national figure and has barely changed over the last decade.
7.9% ▲ +4.0%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5151, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
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 5151, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5151/5151-sa/topic/family-households