2.3 → 0.0%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5523, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5523, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Small households are common in postcode 5523, where nearly one third of residents live by themselves. This area has a typical household size of 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure.
2.3
→ 0.0%
- 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 5523, SA — lower than 71% of areas.
| 5523, SA | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Port Pirie | 2.2 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 30.2% of people here live alone, a figure well above the national average of 25.6%. Two-person homes are the most common at 38.5%, and the typical number of people per home has barely changed since 2011.
30.2% ▲ +2.0%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 5523, SA, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
More than half of families are couples with children, while 35.2% are couples without children. One-parent families make up 11.8% of the total, which is well below the South Australian figure of 14.8%.
11.8% ▲ +10.4%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5523, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 35%.
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 5523, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5523/5523-sa/topic/family-households