2.2 ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5580, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5580, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much higher rates of single-person living set postcode 5580 apart from most similar areas. The typical home here holds just 2.2 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. This trend toward smaller households has grown steadily over the last decade.
2.2
▼ -8.3%
- 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 5580, SA — lower than 79% of areas.
| 5580, SA | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Yorke Peninsula | 2.1 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 34.6% of people live alone, a figure well above the Australian average of 25.6%. This has contributed to the typical household size dropping from 2.4 people in 2011 to 2.2 today.
34.6% ▲ +23.8%
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 36.0%
- 2021: 34.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →5580, SA splits fairly evenly between 2 people (38%) and 1 person (37%), with 3 people at 12%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family structures here are quite stable, with couples with children making up 53.5% of families. One-parent families account for only 7.3%, which is well below the South Australian figure of 14.8%.
7.3% ▲ +6.5%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5580, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 39%.
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 5580, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5580/5580-sa/topic/family-households