2.6 ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5231, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5231, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in postcode 5231 than in the rest of South Australia, where only 17% of households are single-person homes. This creates a community focused on larger living arrangements, with families and couples making up the vast majority of the local population.
2.6
▼ -7.1%
- 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 5231, SA — higher than 71% of areas.
| 5231, SA | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Adelaide Hills | 2.7 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than most, with an average of 2.6 people per dwelling, though this has edged down since 2011. The most common household size is two people, making up 40.9% of the area.
17.0% ▲ +38.3%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 5231, SA, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 4 people (19%) and 1 person (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life is very common here, with 61.7% of households being couples with children. Only 7.3% of families are one-parent homes, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
7.3% ▲ +36.5%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5231, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
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 5231, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5231/5231-sa/topic/family-households