2.6 ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5490, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5490, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people live alone in postcode 5490 compared to most similar areas, creating a community focused on larger households. Most homes here contain two or more people, with a particularly high number of couples raising children together.
2.6
▲ +4.0%
- 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 5490, SA — higher than 71% of areas.
| 5490, SA | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Northern Areas | 2.2 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes here have 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas and slightly above the South Australian figure of 2.4. This shift towards larger households is reflected in the number of people living alone, which fell to 22.8% by 2021.
22.8% ▼ -8.8%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 5490, SA, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up a huge 60.3% of families in the area. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for only 6.3%, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.
6.3% ▲ +16.7%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5490, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
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 5490, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5490/5490-sa/topic/family-households