2.1 —
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5471, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5471, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Smaller home sizes are a key feature of life in postcode 5471, where the typical household now holds only 2.1 people. This is much lower than most other areas, reflecting a trend toward fewer people living under one roof compared to five years ago.
2.1
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- 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 5471, SA — lower than 86% of areas.
| 5471, SA | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| Northern Areas | 2.2 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Two-person homes are the most common here at 46.2%. While 28.2% of people live alone—about the same as the South Australian figure—this is a drop of 8.6 percentage points since 2016.
28.2% —
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 36.8%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 5471, SA, the largest group is 2 people at 50%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 6 or more (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Half of all families are couples with children, while 41.7% are couples without. Notably, there are no one-parent families recorded, a figure that is far below the national average and an 11 point drop since 2016.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5471, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 45%.
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 5471, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5471/5471-sa/topic/family-households