2.6 —
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5420, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5420, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
A far higher share of people live alone in postcode 5420 than in the rest of Australia. While the typical home holds 2.6 people, there has been a sharp rise in single-person households over the last few years. This mix of larger family homes and a growing number of lone residents defines the local living patterns.
2.6
—
- 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 5420, SA — higher than 71% of areas.
| 5420, SA | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Goyder | 2.2 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
People living alone now make up 36% of households, a figure that rose 27 points since 2016 and is far above the national average. Despite this, 32% of homes still house three people, keeping the typical household size slightly above the South Australian figure.
36.0% —
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 36.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →5420, SA splits fairly evenly between 1 person (35%) and 2 people (35%), with 3 people at 31%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 64.9%, while one-parent families account for 10.5%. This last figure is well below the national and state averages, though it has risen 11 points since the last census.
10.5% —
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5420, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; Couples without children is next at 23%.
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 5420, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5420/5420-sa/topic/family-households