2.1 ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5212, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5212, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of all families in postcode 5212 are couples without children. This area is defined by small households, with the typical home containing only 2.1 people, which is much lower than most other areas.
2.1
▼ -4.5%
- 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 5212, SA — lower than 86% of areas.
| 5212, SA | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| Alexandrina | 2.3 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Small homes are the norm here, and the number of people per home has edged down since 2011. About 29% of people live alone, a figure that is well above the national average.
29.0% ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 5212, SA, the largest group is 2 people at 49%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (10%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up 50.7% of families, while 36.7% are couples with children. One-parent families account for 12.3%, which is a little below the state and national figures, though this proportion rose slightly since 2011.
12.3% ▲ +14.1%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5212, SA, Couples without children is the majority at 51%; Couples with children is next at 37%.
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 5212, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5212/5212-sa/topic/family-households