2.6 ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5158, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5158, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Only 18.4% of people in postcode 5158 live alone, a figure well below the national average. This makes the area stand out as a place where most residents share their homes with others. The typical household is larger than in most other areas.
2.6
▼ -3.7%
- 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 5158, SA — higher than 71% of areas.
| 5158, SA | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Marion | 2.4 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here generally hold more people, with a typical size of 2.6 people. This is a little above the South Australian figure of 2.4, though the number of people per home has edged down since 2011.
18.4% ▲ +11.0%
Lower than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 5158, SA, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 3 people (19%) and 4 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the majority of families at 60.8%. One-parent families account for 12% of the total, which is a little below the Australian average of 14.1% and has barely changed since 2011.
12.0% ▲ +6.2%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5158, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
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 5158, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5158/5158-sa/topic/family-households