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.
5245, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5245, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 60% of families in postcode 5245 consist of couples with children, making it a strong hub for family life. This focus on family units is reflected in the low number of people living alone and a higher-than-usual number of people per home.
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 5245, SA — higher than 57% of areas.
| 5245, SA | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Mount Barker | 2.6 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Most homes have two people, though the typical household size of 2.5 people is higher than in most areas. Only 23.7% of residents live alone, which is well below the South Australian figure of 28.5%.
23.7% ▲ +6.7%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 5245, SA, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 4 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up just 8.2% of the total, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages. This percentage has fallen slightly since 2011.
8.2% ▼ -9.4%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5245, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; 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 5245, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5245/5245-sa/topic/family-households