2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5277, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5277, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
A much higher share of people living alone than the national average defines the households in postcode 5277. This trend contributes to the area having a smaller typical household size than most other parts of the country. Overall, about 33.3% of homes are occupied by just one person.
2.2
▼ -4.3%
- 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 5277, SA — lower than 79% of areas.
| 5277, SA | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Wattle Range | 2.3 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes here hold 2.2 people, which is a little below the South Australian figure of 2.4. This is driven by the fact that 33.3% of residents live alone, a figure that is well above the national average of 25.6% and has risen since 2011.
33.3% ▲ +6.9%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →5277, SA splits fairly evenly between 2 people (37%) and 1 person (33%), with 3 people at 12%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
About half of all families are couples with children, while 35.8% are couples without children. One-parent families make up 12.7% of the total, which is a little below the Australian average of 14.1%.
12.7% ▲ +7.5%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5277, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; 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 5277, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5277/5277-sa/topic/family-households