2.6 ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5502, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5502, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up the largest family group in postcode 5502, representing 57.5% of all families. This area sees fewer people living alone compared to both the state and national figures. It is a place where households are generally larger than in most other areas.
2.6
▼ -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 5502, SA — higher than 71% of areas.
| 5502, SA | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Adelaide Plains | 2.7 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here typically house 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas and a little above the South Australian figure. Only 22.0% of people live alone, a figure well below both the state and national averages.
22.0% ▲ +11.3%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 5502, SA, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 12.6% of the total, which is around the middle for its level and a little below the national figure. This proportion has risen by 2.8 percentage points since 2011.
12.6% ▲ +28.0%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5502, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without 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 5502, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5502/5502-sa/topic/family-households