2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5419, SA · Postcode
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than a third of homes in postcode 5419 are occupied by just one person. This is a much higher rate of single-person households than in most other areas, contributing to a typical home size that is slightly smaller than the national figure.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 5419, SA — lower than 71% of areas.
| 5419, SA | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Goyder | 2.2 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
About 33.7% of people here live alone, a figure that has risen by 5.5 points since 2011 and is well above the national rate of 25.6%. Consequently, the typical home holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the Australian average of 2.5.
2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
33.7% ▲ +19.7%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
5419, SA splits fairly evenly between 1 person (37%) and 2 people (34%), with 3 people at 13%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the bulk of families at 62.7%, while one-parent families are much less common here than elsewhere. At 6.8%, the share of single-parent homes is well below the South Australian figure of 14.8%.
6.8% ▼ -32.2%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In 5419, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in 5419, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5419/5419-sa/topic/family-households