2.5 → 0.0%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5255, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5255, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people live alone in postcode 5255 than in most other areas. This region sees more residents sharing their homes, with a typical household size of 2.5 people. This pattern has remained steady over the last ten years.
2.5
→ 0.0%
- 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 5255, SA — higher than 57% of areas.
| 5255, SA | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Alexandrina | 2.3 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 24.5% of people live alone, which is well below the South Australian figure of 28.5%. Most homes are occupied by two people (39.4%), while 2.5 people per home is higher than the usual for most areas.
24.5% ▲ +7.1%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 5255, SA, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up over half of all families at 53.2%. One-parent families account for 12.9%, a figure that is a little below the national average of 14.1% and has barely changed since 2011.
12.9% ▲ +3.9%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5255, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 33%.
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 5255, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5255/5255-sa/topic/family-households