2.3 ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5482, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5482, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than 30% of people live alone in postcode 5482, making it an area where single-person households are far more common than the national figure. This contributes to smaller homes, with the typical household containing just 2.3 people.
2.3
▲ +4.5%
- 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 5482, SA — lower than 71% of areas.
| 5482, SA | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Mount Remarkable | 2.2 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 30.7% of residents live alone, which is well above the Australian figure of 25.6%, though this has fallen 5 points since 2011. Two-person homes are the most common at 40.6%.
30.7% ▼ -13.9%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.7%
- 2016: 36.6%
- 2021: 30.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 5482, SA, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 4 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up only 4.6% of the population, a figure that is far below the South Australian average of 14.8%. Most families here are couples, with 56.2% having children and 38.6% without.
4.6% ▲ +107.7%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5482, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 39%.
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 5482, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5482/5482-sa/topic/family-households