2.1 → 0.0%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.1
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5558, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5558, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Small households are the norm in postcode 5558, where the typical home holds only 2.1 people. This is much lower than most areas and reflects a local trend toward smaller living arrangements. Almost half of all homes are occupied by just two people.
2.1
→ 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 5558, SA — lower than 86% of areas.
| 5558, SA | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| Yorke Peninsula | 2.1 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
A high number of people live alone here, making up 31.5% of households. This is well above the national figure of 25.6% and has risen slightly since 2011.
31.5% ▲ +7.3%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 31.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 5558, SA, the largest group is 2 people at 48%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (9%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up the largest family group at 52.1%. One-parent families account for 12.3% of the total, which is a little below both the state and national figures.
12.3% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5558, SA, Couples without children is the majority at 52%; Couples with 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 5558, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5558/5558-sa/topic/family-households