2.1 ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5381, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5381, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
A far higher share of people live alone in postcode 5381 than in the rest of Australia. This trend contributes to smaller households, with a typical home holding just 2.1 people.
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 5381, SA — lower than 86% of areas.
| 5381, SA | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| Goyder | 2.2 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Single-person homes are very common here, with 36.6% of residents living alone, which is far above the national figure. This helps explain why the typical home size is much lower than most areas and has edged down since 2011.
36.6% ▼ -1.9%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 37.2%
- 2016: 34.6%
- 2021: 36.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →5381, SA splits fairly evenly between 1 person (39%) and 2 people (36%), with 3 people at 13%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
More than half of families here are couples with children, making up 54% of the group. One-parent families account for 13.8% of the total, a figure that is higher than most areas and has risen slightly since 2011.
13.8% ▲ +8.5%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5381, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
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 5381, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5381/5381-sa/topic/family-households