2.8 ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5501, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5501, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in postcode 5501 compared to the rest of the state. This area is defined by larger households, with the typical home holding 2.8 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5.
2.8
▲ +3.7%
- 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 5501, SA — higher than 86% of areas.
| 5501, SA | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| Adelaide Plains | 2.7 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are more crowded than in most areas, with the number of people per home edging up to 2.8 since 2011. This helps explain why only 20% of people live alone, a figure well below the South Australian average of 28.5%.
20.0% ▲ +1.4%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 5501, SA, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 4 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 61.6%. One-parent families account for 11.6% of the total, which is well below the state figure of 14.8% and has barely changed over the last decade.
11.6% ▲ +3.4%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5501, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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 5501, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5501/5501-sa/topic/family-households