5203, SA · Postcode

Family & Households in 5203, SA

How families and households are made up across the area.

Almost half of all families in postcode 5203 are couples with children. This area has a high proportion of small households, with a typical home holding just 2.2 people. This is a little below the national figure of 2.5 people per home.

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📍 5203, SA, Postcode

Where 5203, SA sits — Average household size

2.2 → 0.0%
  • 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 5203, SA — lower than 79% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
5203, SA2.2
Yankalilla 2.2
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Single-person households are very common here, making up 34.6% of the total, which is well above the Australian figure of 25.6%. This figure has risen by 3.2 percentage points since 2011, contributing to a lower number of people per home than most other areas.

2.2 → 0.0%

Lower than 79% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

34.6% ▲ +10.1%

Higher than 85% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 31.4%
  • 2016: 30.8%
  • 2021: 34.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In 5203, SA, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (34%) and 3 people (10%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 9.5% of the population, which is well below both the state and national figures. This is a decline from 2011, when they made up 12.2% of families.

9.5% ▼ -21.9%

Lower than 74% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 12.2%
  • 2016: 10.5%
  • 2021: 9.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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5203, SA splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (48%) and Couples without children (43%), with One-parent families at 10%.

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 5203, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5203/5203-sa/topic/family-households