2.0 → 0.0%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.0
- 2016: 2.0
- 2021: 2.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5204, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5204, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over a third of people in postcode 5204 live by themselves, which is well above the national figure. This area is defined by small households, with the typical home holding just two people. This trend has remained steady since 2011, creating a landscape where single-person homes are far more common than in most other parts of the country.
2.0
→ 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 5204, SA — lower than 90% of areas.
| 5204, SA | 2.0 |
|---|---|
| Yankalilla | 2.2 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Small homes are the norm here, with only 2.0 people per household, a figure well below the Australian average of 2.5. This is reflected in the 33.6% of residents who live alone, a proportion that is much higher than most areas and has risen since 2011.
33.6% ▲ +8.4%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 33.5%
- 2021: 33.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 5204, SA, the largest group is 2 people at 47%, followed by 1 person (34%) and 3 people (8%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up the largest group at 53.9%, while one-parent families account for 10.5%. This share of single-parent homes is well below the national figure and has fallen by 2.6 percentage points since 2011.
10.5% ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5204, SA, Couples without children is the majority at 54%; Couples with children is next at 35%.
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 5204, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5204/5204-sa/topic/family-households