5575, SA · Postcode

Family & Households in 5575, SA

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much higher rates of single-person living than most areas define the households in postcode 5575. This region sees a smaller typical home size than the national figure, with 32.6% of people living alone.

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📍 5575, SA, Postcode

Where 5575, SA sits — Average household size

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 5575, SA — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
5575, SA2.1
Yorke Peninsula 2.1
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are smaller than usual, with just 2.1 people per dwelling. This trend has edged down since 2011 and is driven by a high number of single-person households, which are well above the national figure.

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.

32.6% ▲ +13.1%

Higher than 77% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 28.9%
  • 2016: 33.5%
  • 2021: 32.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In 5575, SA, the largest group is 2 people at 46%, followed by 1 person (33%) and 3 people (8%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up nearly half of all families at 49.4%. Meanwhile, one-parent families make up only 8.7% of the total, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.

8.7% ▼ -2.9%

Lower than 80% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 9.0%
  • 2016: 9.7%
  • 2021: 8.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In 5575, SA, the largest group is Couples without children at 50%, followed by Couples with children (41%) and One-parent families (9%).

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 5575, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5575/5575-sa/topic/family-households