5451, SA · Postcode

Family & Households in 5451, SA

How families and households are made up across the area.

A high proportion of single-person homes marks postcode 5451, where 31.7% of people live alone. This is well above the national figure and contributes to an overall smaller household size than most other areas.

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📍 5451, SA, Postcode

Where 5451, SA sits — Average household size

2.1 → 0.0%
  • 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 5451, SA — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
5451, SA2.1
Clare and Gilbert Valleys 2.3
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here holds 2.1 people, which is a little below the South Australian figure of 2.4. While 31.7% of people live alone—a figure well above the national average—this has actually fallen by 4.0 percentage points since 2011.

2.1 → 0.0%

Lower than 86% of postcode areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

31.7% ▼ -11.3%

Higher than 73% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 35.8%
  • 2016: 33.7%
  • 2021: 31.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In 5451, SA, the largest group is 2 people at 46%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (9%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up the largest group at 47.4%, while one-parent families account for 9.7%. This last figure is well below both the state and national figures.

9.7% ▲ +5.9%

Lower than 73% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 9.1%
  • 2016: 8.2%
  • 2021: 9.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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5451, SA splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (47%) and Couples with children (43%), with One-parent families at 10%.

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 5451, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5451/5451-sa/topic/family-households