2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5272, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5272, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
A rise in people living alone has been a key shift in postcode 5272 since 2011. While household sizes have edged down slightly, the area remains a place where couples with children make up the majority of families.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 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 5272, SA — higher than 57% of areas.
| 5272, SA | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Naracoorte Lucindale | 2.4 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in postcode 5272 holds 2.5 people, which is higher than most similar areas. Since 2011, there has been a notable increase in people living alone, now making up 26.7% of households.
26.7% ▲ +37.5%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 5272, SA, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children form 59.9% of families here. In contrast, one-parent families make up only 4.3% of the total, a figure that is far below the South Australian average and among the lowest for its level.
4.3% ▼ -34.9%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5272, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 36%.
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 5272, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5272/5272-sa/topic/family-households