2.8 ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5250, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5250, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much larger households than most similar areas define postcode 5250, where an average of 2.8 people live in each home. This reflects a strong lean towards family living, with very few residents living by themselves compared to the rest of the country.
2.8
▼ -3.4%
- 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 5250, SA — higher than 86% of areas.
| 5250, SA | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| Mount Barker | 2.6 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Only 16.2% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. This explains why the typical home holds 2.8 people, a figure that is a little above both the state and national averages.
16.2% ▼ -2.5%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 5250, SA, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 4 people (22%) and 1 person (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the majority of families at 61.8%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 12.3%, which is a little below the national average and has risen slightly since 2011.
12.3% ▲ +18.7%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5250, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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 5250, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5250/5250-sa/topic/family-households