2.1 ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.0
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5321, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5321, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
A striking 38% of residents in postcode 5321 live alone, which is far above the national figure. This makes the area stand out for its high number of single-person households. Overall, homes here are smaller than usual, with fewer people living under one roof compared to most of Australia.
2.1
▼ -4.5%
- 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 5321, SA — lower than 86% of areas.
| 5321, SA | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| Mid Murray | 2.1 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds just 2.1 people, a figure that has edged down since 2011 and sits much lower than most areas. This is driven by the high proportion of people living alone, which is well above the South Australian average.
38.0% ▲ +2.3%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 37.2%
- 2016: 39.0%
- 2021: 38.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →5321, SA splits fairly evenly between 2 people (41%) and 1 person (39%), with 4 people at 9%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with or without children make up the bulk of families here. While one-parent families account for 12.1% of the total, this figure has risen significantly by 8.8 percentage points since 2011.
12.1% ▲ +264.5%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →5321, SA splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (43%) and Couples without children (41%), with One-parent families at 12%.
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 5321, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5321/5321-sa/topic/family-households