2.3 ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5311, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5311, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
A sharp rise in people living alone has shaped the household landscape of postcode 5311 since 2011. This shift contributes to a typical home size of 2.3 people, which is slightly smaller than the national figure.
2.3
▼ -8.0%
- 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 5311, SA — lower than 71% of areas.
| 5311, SA | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Loxton Waikerie | 2.3 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 32.2% of residents live alone, a figure that is well above the national average and has risen by 9.1 percentage points since 2011. Two-person households are the most common, making up 40.1% of all homes.
32.2% ▲ +39.5%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 32.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 5311, SA, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (32%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Families with couples and children make up 50.7% of the area. Meanwhile, one-parent families are much less common here than in most other areas, at just 7.5%.
7.5% ▲ +9.1%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5311, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 40%.
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 5311, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5311/5311-sa/topic/family-households