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.
5345, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5345, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over a third of people live alone in postcode 5345, a rate well above the national figure. This reflects a smaller typical household size than most areas, where the usual home holds just 2.2 people. These patterns combine to make the area's domestic makeup stand out compared to the rest of South Australia.
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 5345, SA — lower than 79% of areas.
| 5345, SA | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Berri Barmera | 2.3 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Single-person homes are common here, with 34.6% of people living alone, a figure that has risen since 2011. This helps explain why the typical home holds only 2.2 people, which is a little below the Australian average of 2.5.
34.6% ▲ +12.1%
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 33.1%
- 2021: 34.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →5345, SA splits fairly evenly between 2 people (37%) and 1 person (35%), with 3 people at 12%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 18.5% of the local total, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. These families are part of a mix where couples with children represent 45.7% of households and childless couples make up 35.1%.
18.5% ▲ +4.5%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5345, SA, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (35%) and One-parent families (18%).
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 5345, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5345/5345-sa/topic/family-households