2.3 ▼ -14.8%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5220, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5220, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
A far higher proportion of one-parent families live in postcode 5220 compared to the rest of the state. This gap is the most striking feature of the area, where one-parent families now make up 26.2% of the total. While households are generally smaller than most, the area has seen a rise in people living alone since 2011.
2.3
▼ -14.8%
- 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 5220, SA — lower than 71% of areas.
| 5220, SA | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Kangaroo Island | 2.2 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in 5220 holds 2.3 people, which is lower than most areas and down from 2.7 in 2011. Roughly 28.8% of residents live alone, a figure that is well above the national average and has risen by 4.3 percentage points over the last decade.
28.8% ▲ +17.5%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 5220, SA, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 4 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 26.2% of the total, which is among the highest for this level and far above the South Australian figure of 14.8%. This proportion has risen by 8.9 percentage points since 2011, while couples with children account for 40.8% of families.
26.2% ▲ +51.8%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5220, SA, the largest group is Couples with children at 40%, followed by Couples without children (34%) and One-parent families (26%).
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 5220, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5220/5220-sa/topic/family-households