5570, SA · Postcode

Family & Households in 5570, SA

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer than two people live in the typical home in postcode 5570, making it a place with very small households. This is driven by a high number of people living alone, which has become more common over the last decade.

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📍 5570, SA, Postcode

Where 5570, SA sits — Average household size

1.9 ▼ -17.4%
  • 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 5570, SA — lower than 95% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
5570, SA1.9
Yorke Peninsula 2.1
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 38% of people here live alone, a figure far above the national average that has risen since 2011. Consequently, the typical home has just 1.9 people, which is well below the South Australian figure of 2.4.

1.9 ▼ -17.4%

Lower than 95% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 1.8
  • 2021: 1.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

37.9% ▲ +20.3%

Higher than 90% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 31.5%
  • 2016: 39.3%
  • 2021: 37.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In 5570, SA, the largest group is 2 people at 48%, followed by 1 person (38%) and 3 people (5%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up the largest group at 57.4%. Only 8.6% of households are one-parent families, which is much lower than most other areas and well below the national average.

8.6% ▼ -17.1%

Lower than 82% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 10.3%
  • 2016: 11.0%
  • 2021: 8.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In 5570, SA, Couples without children is the majority at 58%; Couples with children is next at 32%.

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 5570, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5570/5570-sa/topic/family-households