2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5253, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5253, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more people live alone in postcode 5253 than in most other parts of the country. This area has a distinct household profile where nearly a third of residents live by themselves, contributing to a typical home size that is smaller than the national figure.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 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 5253, SA — lower than 71% of areas.
| 5253, SA | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Murray Bridge | 2.3 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 32.4% of people live alone, which is well above the Australian figure of 25.6% and has risen since 2011. This helps explain why the typical home has 2.3 people, slightly lower than the 2.5 seen across Australia.
32.4% ▲ +10.9%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 32.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →5253, SA splits fairly evenly between 2 people (36%) and 1 person (32%), with 3 people at 13%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 19.2% of the area, a figure well above the state's 14.8% and higher than most similar places. These families represent a growing part of the community, increasing by 1.3 percentage points since 2011.
19.2% ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5253, SA, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (32%) and One-parent families (19%).
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 5253, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5253/5253-sa/topic/family-households