2.3 → 0.0%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5237, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5237, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than one in five families in postcode 5237 are led by a single parent, a rate well above the national figure. While the area sees a high number of single-parent households, the typical home generally houses about 2.3 people.
2.3
→ 0.0%
- 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 5237, SA — lower than 71% of areas.
| 5237, SA | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Mid Murray | 2.1 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Two-person homes are the most common here at 38.3%. People living alone make up 28.9% of households, which is well above the Australian figure, though this dropped 11 points since 2011.
28.9% ▼ -27.9%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 40.0%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 5237, SA, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 19.1% of the total, a figure much higher than most areas and well above the South Australian average. This represents a decrease of 5.4 points over the last decade.
19.1% ▼ -22.2%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5237, SA, the largest group is Couples with children at 44%, followed by Couples without children (34%) and One-parent families (19%).
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 5237, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5237/5237-sa/topic/family-households