2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5243, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5243, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people are living in each home in postcode 5243 than they were in 2011. This area is now more likely to have larger households than most other places, with over half of all families consisting of couples with children.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 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 5243, SA — higher than 57% of areas.
| 5243, SA | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Adelaide Hills | 2.7 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Only 21.3% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. While this has risen since 2011, the typical home still holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the rest of Australia.
21.3% ▲ +22.2%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 5243, SA, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 4 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life is dominated by couples, who make up nearly 90% of all families. One-parent families account for only 9.3%, a figure that is well below both the South Australian and national averages.
9.3% ▲ +7.0%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5243, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 35%.
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 5243, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5243/5243-sa/topic/family-households