1.9 ▼ -13.6%
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.0
- 2021: 1.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5495, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5495, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people live in each home in postcode 5495 than in most other parts of the country. This area is marked by a high number of small households, with the typical home holding just 1.9 people, which is well below the national figure of 2.5.
1.9
▼ -13.6%
- 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 5495, SA — lower than 95% of areas.
| 5495, SA | 1.9 |
|---|---|
| Mount Remarkable | 2.2 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
A large 35.4% of households consist of just one person, a figure that is well above the South Australian average and has risen 11 points since 2011. This helps explain why the area has among the lowest number of people per home at this level.
35.4% ▲ +43.6%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 35.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 5495, SA, the largest group is 2 people at 47%, followed by 1 person (35%) and 3 people (8%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up the biggest group of families at 56.5%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 13.4% of the total, which is higher than most similar areas and has risen slightly since 2011.
13.4% ▲ +18.7%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5495, SA, Couples without children is the majority at 57%; Couples with children is next at 29%.
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 5495, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5495/5495-sa/topic/family-households