2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5162, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5162, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
More one-parent families live in postcode 5162 than in most similar areas. While the typical household size is around the national figure, the area has a growing number of people living alone. Over half of all families here are couples with children.
2.4
▼ -4.0%
- 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 5162, SA — lower than 57% of areas.
| 5162, SA | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Onkaparinga | 2.4 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 28.7% of people live alone, a figure that has risen since 2011 and is well above the national average. The typical home holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the South Australian average.
28.7% ▲ +12.4%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 5162, SA, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 18.4% of the total, which is much higher than most other areas and well above the national figure of 14.1%.
18.4% ▲ +8.9%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5162, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
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 5162, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5162/5162-sa/topic/family-households