2.4 ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5262, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5262, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer one-parent families live in postcode 5262 compared to the rest of the state. This area has a strong lean towards traditional family units, with nearly 60% of families being couples with children. It is a place where the typical household size remains steady at 2.4 people.
2.4
▼ -7.7%
- 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 5262, SA — lower than 57% of areas.
| 5262, SA | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Naracoorte Lucindale | 2.4 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 24.3% of people live alone, which is well below the South Australian figure of 28.5%. While this is lower than most areas, the number of single-person homes has risen 7.6 percentage points since 2011.
24.3% ▲ +45.7%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 5262, SA, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 4 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 59.4% of families, while one-parent families are quite rare at 6.3%. This is well below the national figure of 14.1%, though the proportion of single-parent homes has risen 3.6 percentage points since 2011.
6.3% ▲ +132.3%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5262, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; 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 5262, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5262/5262-sa/topic/family-households