5483, SA · Postcode

Family & Households in 5483, SA

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up the largest group of families in postcode 5483, representing 55.5% of the total. Most homes are small, with a typical size of 2.3 people per household. This trend has remained steady over the last decade.

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📍 5483, SA, Postcode

Where 5483, SA sits — Average household size

2.3 → 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 5483, SA — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
5483, SA2.3
Mount Remarkable 2.2
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Two-person households are the most common at 41.1%. While 26.4% of people live alone, this is a drop of 8.9 percentage points since 2011.

2.3 → 0.0%

Lower than 71% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

26.4% ▼ -25.3%

Lower than 53% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 35.3%
  • 2016: 33.3%
  • 2021: 26.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In 5483, SA, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 4 people (11%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 9.8% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This proportion has stayed almost the same since 2011.

9.8% ▼ -2.6%

Lower than 72% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 10.1%
  • 2016: 6.6%
  • 2021: 9.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In 5483, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 35%.

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 5483, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5483/5483-sa/topic/family-households