1.9 ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.1
- 2016: 2.0
- 2021: 1.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5422, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5422, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly half of all homes in postcode 5422 are occupied by just one person. This makes the area's households much smaller than those in the rest of the state and the nation. These trends have grown since 2011, resulting in a typical home having fewer residents than most other similar areas.
1.9
▼ -9.5%
- 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 5422, SA — lower than 95% of areas.
| 5422, SA | 1.9 |
|---|---|
| Peterborough | 1.9 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Around 45.4% of people live alone, a figure that is far above the national average and has risen since 2011. Consequently, the typical home has just 1.9 people, which is well below the Australian figure of 2.5.
45.4% ▲ +17.9%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 38.5%
- 2016: 42.5%
- 2021: 45.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 5422, SA, the largest group is 1 person at 45%, followed by 2 people (38%) and 3 people (8%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 23.5% of the total, which is well above the national figure and has risen since 2011. Other common family types include couples without children at 43.4% and those with children at 31.8%.
23.5% ▲ +11.8%
Higher than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5422, SA, the largest group is Couples without children at 43%, followed by Couples with children (32%) and One-parent families (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 5422, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5422/5422-sa/topic/family-households