5583, SA · Postcode

Family & Households in 5583, SA

How families and households are made up across the area.

Forty-two per cent of people in postcode 5583 live alone, a figure far above the national average. This makes the area one of the places with the fewest people per home in the region, with a typical household consisting of fewer than two people.

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📍 5583, SA, Postcode

Where 5583, SA sits — Average household size

1.9 → 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 5583, SA — lower than 95% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
5583, SA1.9
Yorke Peninsula 2.1
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

People per home is just 1.9, which is well below the South Australian figure of 2.4. This low density is driven by the fact that 42.1% of residents live alone, a proportion that has risen since 2011.

1.9 → 0.0%

Lower than 95% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 1.9
  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 1.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

42.1% ▲ +7.2%

Higher than 97% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 39.3%
  • 2016: 42.1%
  • 2021: 42.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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5583, SA splits fairly evenly between 2 people (43%) and 1 person (43%), with 3 people at 6%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up over half of all families here. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 14.4% of the total, a figure that is about the same as the rest of Australia but has risen by 5 points since 2011.

14.4% ▲ +53.3%

Higher than 68% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 9.4%
  • 2016: 6.0%
  • 2021: 14.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In 5583, SA, Couples without children is the majority at 52%; 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 5583, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5583/5583-sa/topic/family-households