2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5171, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5171, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people live alone in postcode 5171 compared to most similar areas. This community has a higher proportion of larger households, with 55.9% of families consisting of couples with children.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 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 5171, SA — higher than 57% of areas.
| 5171, SA | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Onkaparinga | 2.4 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.5 people, which is higher than most areas and about the same as the national figure. Only 22.9% of residents live alone, a figure that is well below the South Australian average of 28.5%.
22.9% ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 5171, SA, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 4 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 9.7% of the local total, which is well below both the state and national figures. This is consistent with the area's high number of couples with children, who make up 55.9% of families.
9.7% ▼ -2.4%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5171, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; 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 5171, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5171/5171-sa/topic/family-households