2.7 ▲ +8.0%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5242, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5242, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 20% of residents in postcode 5242 live alone, which is well below the national figure. This area is mostly made up of larger households, with a high proportion of couples raising children. The typical home is busier than most, fitting more people under one roof than is usual for South Australia.
2.7
▲ +8.0%
- 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 5242, SA — higher than 79% of areas.
| 5242, SA | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| Adelaide Hills | 2.7 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in the area are larger than most, with an average of 2.7 people per dwelling. This is a slight increase from 2011 and helps explain why only 19.8% of people live alone, a figure well below the South Australian average.
19.8% ▼ -0.9%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 5242, SA, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 63%, while one-parent families are much less common here than in most areas. This 9.4% share is well below the national figure and has fallen slightly since 2011.
9.4% ▼ -13.6%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5242, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
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 5242, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5242/5242-sa/topic/family-households