2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5540, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5540, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people are living alone in postcode 5540 than in 2011, with 35.2% of households now consisting of just one person. This shift contributes to the area having a smaller typical household size than most other regions. While family units remain common, there has been a noticeable increase in the number of single-parent homes.
2.2
▼ -4.3%
- 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 5540, SA — lower than 79% of areas.
| 5540, SA | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Port Pirie | 2.2 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
A high 35.2% of people live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. Because of this, the typical home holds just 2.2 people, a figure that is much lower than most areas and has edged down since 2011.
35.2% ▲ +8.6%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 33.7%
- 2021: 35.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →5540, SA splits fairly evenly between 1 person (35%) and 2 people (35%), with 3 people at 13%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 20.8% of the area, which is among the highest proportions for this level and well above the South Australian figure of 14.8%. This group has grown by 2.4 percentage points since 2011.
20.8% ▲ +12.9%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5540, SA, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (31%) and One-parent families (21%).
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 5540, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5540/5540-sa/topic/family-households