5263, SA · Postcode

Family & Households in 5263, SA

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people per home than most similar areas define postcode 5263. The typical household is small, with just 2.1 people living in each dwelling, a figure that has fallen since 2011.

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📍 5263, SA, Postcode

Where 5263, SA sits — Average household size

2.1 ▼ -12.5%
  • 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 5263, SA — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
5263, SA2.1
Wattle Range 2.3
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Two-person households are the most common at 55.4%, while 26.8% of people live alone. This last group is slightly more common here than across Australia, though the figure has dipped slightly over the last decade.

2.1 ▼ -12.5%

Lower than 86% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

26.8% ▼ -4.4%

Lower than 51% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 28.0%
  • 2016: 20.8%
  • 2021: 26.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In 5263, SA, 2 people is the majority at 55%; 1 person is next at 27%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up the majority of families at 57.6%. One-parent families account for 10.1% of the total, which is well below the national and state figures despite rising from 3% in 2011.

10.1% ▲ +238.4%

Lower than 70% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 3.0%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 10.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In 5263, SA, Couples without children is the majority at 55%; Couples with children is next at 35%.

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 5263, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5263/5263-sa/topic/family-households