2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5343, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5343, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
A much higher share of people live alone in postcode 5343 compared to the rest of the country. This is a place where small households are common, with the typical home holding just 2.2 people.
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 5343, SA — lower than 79% of areas.
| 5343, SA | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Berri Barmera | 2.3 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
One-person households are very common here, making up 34.6% of all homes, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. This trend has risen since 2011 and helps explain why the number of people per home is much lower than in most other areas.
34.6% ▲ +8.7%
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 34.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →5343, SA splits fairly evenly between 2 people (36%) and 1 person (34%), with 3 people at 13%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 22.4% of the total, a figure that is well above both the state and national averages. This is among the highest proportions seen at this level, and the number has risen by 2.1 percentage points since 2011.
22.4% ▲ +10.2%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5343, SA, the largest group is Couples with children at 43%, followed by Couples without children (33%) and One-parent families (22%).
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 5343, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5343/5343-sa/topic/family-households