2.6 ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5252, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5252, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people share a home in postcode 5252 than in most other similar areas. This region is largely defined by family life, with nearly 62% of households consisting of couples with children.
2.6
▼ -3.7%
- 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 5252, SA — higher than 71% of areas.
| 5252, SA | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Mount Barker | 2.6 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here has 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas and slightly above the South Australian figure of 2.4. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at just 21%, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%.
21.0% ▲ +7.8%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 5252, SA, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 4 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 61.9% of families, while 24.6% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 12.9%, a figure that is a little below the national average and has risen slightly since 2011.
12.9% ▲ +14.7%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5252, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 5252, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5252/5252-sa/topic/family-households