2.1 → 0.0%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.1
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5304, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5304, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
A rise in solo living has shaped the home life of postcode 5304 since 2011. This area has a very high proportion of people living alone, with 40.1% of households consisting of just one person. This contributes to a smaller typical home size compared to most other parts of the country.
2.1
→ 0.0%
- 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 5304, SA — lower than 86% of areas.
| 5304, SA | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| Loxton Waikerie | 2.3 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here has 2.1 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. This is driven by the fact that 40.1% of residents live alone—a figure far above the Australian average and one that has risen since 2011.
40.1% ▲ +4.8%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 38.2%
- 2016: 33.9%
- 2021: 40.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →5304, SA splits fairly evenly between 1 person (40%) and 2 people (37%), with 4 people at 8%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 48.7% of families, while 42.8% are couples without children. Only 7.2% of families are headed by a single parent, which is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.
7.2% ▲ +16.1%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5304, SA, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (43%) and One-parent families (7%).
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 5304, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5304/5304-sa/topic/family-households