2.5 ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5270, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5270, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Households in postcode 5270 have become slightly smaller since 2011, with the typical number of people per home edging down to 2.5. This area is defined by a very low rate of people living alone and a strong presence of families with children.
2.5
▼ -7.4%
- 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 5270, SA — higher than 57% of areas.
| 5270, SA | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Tatiara | 2.4 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure. Far fewer people live alone here compared to the rest of the country, at just 18.9%.
18.9% ▼ -1.7%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 5270, SA, the largest group is 2 people at 46%, followed by 1 person (19%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up over half of all families at 54.5%. Single-parent families are much less common than in the rest of Australia, making up only 6.4% of the total.
6.4% ▼ -19.0%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5270, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 38%.
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 5270, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5270/5270-sa/topic/family-households