5419, SA · Postcode

Family & Households in 5419, SA

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.

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📍 5419, SA, Postcode

Where 5419, SA sits — Average household size

2.3 ▼ -4.2%
  • 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 5419, SA — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
5419, SA2.3
Goyder 2.2
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

33.7% ▲ +19.7%

Higher than 81% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 28.1%
  • 2016: 22.6%
  • 2021: 33.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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5419, SA splits fairly evenly between 1 person (37%) and 2 people (34%), with 3 people at 13%.

Families

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.

  • 2011: 10.0%
  • 2016: 7.2%
  • 2021: 6.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In 5419, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 28%.

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 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