2.1 ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5520, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5520, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more people live alone in postcode 5520 than in most similar areas. This has created a community where homes are smaller than usual, with only 2.1 people per household. The area also sees a notably higher rate of single-parent families compared to the rest of the state and country.
2.1
▼ -4.5%
- 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 5520, SA — lower than 86% of areas.
| 5520, SA | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| Wakefield | 2.4 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 38.3% of residents live alone, a figure that is far above the national average and has risen since 2011. This helps explain why the typical home size is much lower than most areas, with 38.7% of households containing just two people.
38.3% ▲ +5.4%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 36.3%
- 2016: 34.0%
- 2021: 38.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →5520, SA splits fairly evenly between 2 people (38%) and 1 person (38%), with 4 people at 10%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 18.6% of the population, which is well above the South Australian figure. This proportion has grown by 2.9 percentage points over the last decade, while couples with children remain the most common family type at 42.6%.
18.6% ▲ +18.6%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5520, SA, the largest group is Couples with children at 44%, followed by Couples without children (36%) and One-parent families (19%).
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 5520, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5520/5520-sa/topic/family-households