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.
5259, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5259, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Small households are the norm in postcode 5259, where the typical home holds just 2.3 people. This is lower than most other areas, creating a community where two-person homes are the most common arrangement.
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 5259, SA — lower than 71% of areas.
| 5259, SA | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Coorong | 2.2 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 45.8% of households have two people, while those living alone make up 25.1% of the area. The typical number of people per home has edged down since 2011 and is a little below the national figure of 2.5.
25.1% ▼ -1.7%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 25.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 5259, SA, the largest group is 2 people at 46%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (10%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children (44.6%) and couples without children (42.8%) make up the bulk of families. One-parent families account for 11.1% of the total, which is well below both the South Australian and national figures.
11.1% ▼ -18.4%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →5259, SA splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (45%) and Couples without children (43%), with One-parent families at 11%.
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 5259, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5259/5259-sa/topic/family-households