2.3 ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5266, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5266, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than a third of people live alone in postcode 5266, which is well above the national figure. This makes it a place where small households are very common, though the typical number of people per home has edged up slightly since 2011.
2.3
▲ +4.5%
- 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 5266, SA — lower than 71% of areas.
| 5266, SA | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Coorong | 2.2 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
A high 33.5% of residents live alone, a figure well above the South Australian average of 28.5%. Two-person homes are the most common at 37.3%, while the typical home holds 2.3 people, which is lower than most areas.
33.5% ▲ +4.7%
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 33.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →5266, SA splits fairly evenly between 2 people (37%) and 1 person (33%), with 3 people at 9%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 57.6% of families. Only 7.6% of families are headed by one parent, which is well below the national rate of 14.1%.
7.6% ▲ +24.0%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5266, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 34%.
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 5266, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5266/5266-sa/topic/family-households