2.7 ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5201, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5201, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people have lived alone in postcode 5201 since 2011, contributing to a trend of larger households. The area is now defined by a strong presence of families, with 58.5% of households consisting of couples with children.
2.7
▲ +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 5201, SA — higher than 79% of areas.
| 5201, SA | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| Mount Barker | 2.6 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are more crowded than in most other areas, with a typical household of 2.7 people. Only 15.4% of people live alone, a figure that is far below the national average and has fallen since 2011.
15.4% ▼ -19.8%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 5201, SA, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 1 person (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Families make up the vast majority of the community, including 30.6% of couples without children. One-parent families account for 10% of the total, which is well below the figures for both South Australia and Australia.
10.0% ▼ -7.0%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5201, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 31%.
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 5201, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5201/5201-sa/topic/family-households