2.0 ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.1
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5214, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5214, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people per home than most similar areas defines postcode 5214. It is a place where small households are the norm, with a high number of people living on their own.
2.0
▼ -4.8%
- 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 5214, SA — lower than 90% of areas.
| 5214, SA | 2.0 |
|---|---|
| Alexandrina | 2.3 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here has just 2.0 people, which is well below the Australian figure of 2.5. This helps explain why 34.2% of residents live alone, a proportion that is well above the national average and has risen since 2011.
34.2% ▲ +11.3%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 33.6%
- 2021: 34.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 5214, SA, the largest group is 2 people at 47%, followed by 1 person (34%) and 3 people (9%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up the largest group at 53.8%. One-parent families account for 12.1% of the total, which is a little below both the South Australian and national figures.
12.1% ▼ -12.8%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5214, SA, Couples without children is the majority at 54%; Couples with children is next at 33%.
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 5214, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5214/5214-sa/topic/family-households