2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5260, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5260, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than a third of people in postcode 5260 live alone, which is far above the national figure. This shift toward smaller households means the area now has a much lower number of people per home than most other areas. These trends highlight a community where single-person living and one-parent families are increasingly common.
2.2
▼ -4.3%
- 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 5260, SA — lower than 79% of areas.
| 5260, SA | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Coorong | 2.2 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.2 people, a figure that has edged down since 2011. This is consistent with a sharp rise in people living alone, who now make up 35.8% of households—well above the South Australian average of 28.5%.
35.8% ▲ +23.9%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 35.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →5260, SA splits fairly evenly between 2 people (38%) and 1 person (36%), with 3 people at 11%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 21.7% of the total, which is among the highest rates for this level and well above the national figure of 14.1%. This represents a growth of 4.6 percentage points since 2011.
21.7% ▲ +27.2%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5260, SA, the largest group is Couples with children at 41%, followed by Couples without children (36%) and One-parent families (22%).
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 5260, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5260/5260-sa/topic/family-households