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.
5600, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5600, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Smaller living arrangements define daily life in postcode 5600, where the typical home holds just 2.2 people. This is much lower than most similar areas, reflecting a trend toward smaller households that has grown since 2011.
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 5600, SA — lower than 79% of areas.
| 5600, SA | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Whyalla | 2.2 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 32.7% of people here live alone, a figure that is well above the national average and has risen since 2011. This helps explain why the usual home size is smaller than in most other areas.
32.7% ▲ +6.9%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 32.3%
- 2021: 32.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →5600, SA splits fairly evenly between 2 people (37%) and 1 person (33%), with 3 people at 12%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 52.6% of families, while one-parent families account for 11.4%. This last group is well below the South Australian average, although the figure has risen by 2.2 points since 2011.
11.4% ▲ +23.5%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5600, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without 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 5600, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5600/5600-sa/topic/family-households