2.7 ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5210, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5210, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up 61.8% of families in postcode 5210, making it a strong stronghold for family living. This area has much larger households than most other places, with the typical home holding 2.7 people.
2.7
▼ -3.6%
- 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 5210, SA — higher than 79% of areas.
| 5210, SA | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| Alexandrina | 2.3 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Fewer people live alone here than in most areas, with only 16.4% of households being single-person homes. This is well below the national figure of 25.6%, though the number of solo dwellers has risen slightly since 2011.
16.4% ▲ +17.6%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 5210, SA, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 4 people (17%) and 1 person (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 7.8% of the local total, which is well below the South Australian figure of 14.8%. This proportion of single-parent homes has remained steady since 2011.
7.8% ▲ +10.3%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5210, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
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 5210, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5210/5210-sa/topic/family-households