2.4 → 0.0%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5461, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5461, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people are living alone in postcode 5461 than in previous years, with one-person households now making up 31.0% of the area. This shift comes as the typical home size remains steady at 2.4 people, matching both state and national figures. The area is largely made up of couples with or without children.
2.4
→ 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 5461, SA — lower than 57% of areas.
| 5461, SA | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Wakefield | 2.4 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 31.0% of residents live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. Two-person homes are the most common at 36.9%, while the typical household size has barely changed since 2011.
31.0% ▲ +2.7%
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 5461, SA, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 15.4% of the area, a figure that has risen by 2.6 points since 2011. This is higher than most similar areas and slightly above the Australian average of 14.1%.
15.4% ▲ +20.1%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5461, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 33%.
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 5461, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5461/5461-sa/topic/family-households