5433, SA · Postcode

Family & Households in 5433, SA

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly 38% of people live alone in postcode 5433, a figure far above the national average. This high number of single-person households means the area has much smaller homes on average than most other places.

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📍 5433, SA, Postcode

Where 5433, SA sits — Average household size

2.1 ▼ -12.5%
  • 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 5433, SA — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
5433, SA2.1
Flinders Ranges 2.1
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here has just 2.1 people, which is much lower than most areas. This trend has grown since 2011, with the number of people living alone rising by 11 percentage points to reach 38%.

2.1 ▼ -12.5%

Lower than 86% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

38.0% ▲ +41.5%

Higher than 90% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 26.8%
  • 2016: 36.5%
  • 2021: 38.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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5433, SA splits fairly evenly between 2 people (38%) and 1 person (38%), with 3 people at 11%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families make up 16% of the total, which is much higher than in most similar areas. Couples with children are the most common family type at 42.9%, followed closely by couples without children at 40.6%.

16.0% ▲ +8.5%

Higher than 77% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 14.7%
  • 2016: 15.0%
  • 2021: 16.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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5433, SA splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (43%) and Couples without children (40%), with One-parent families at 16%.

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 5433, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5433/5433-sa/topic/family-households