2.0 ▲ +17.6%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.7
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5601, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5601, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
A sharp drop in people living alone since 2011 has reshaped the home life of postcode 5601. The area now sees more people sharing homes, though the typical household remains small with only 2.0 people per dwelling. This is well below the national figure of 2.5.
2.0
▲ +17.6%
- 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 5601, SA — lower than 90% of areas.
| 5601, SA | 2.0 |
|---|---|
| Whyalla | 2.2 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Two people make up the majority of households at 57.6%. While 27.3% of residents live alone, this is a significant fall from the 48.6% seen in 2011.
27.3% ▼ -43.9%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 48.6%
- 2016: 39.3%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 5601, SA, 2 people is the majority at 59%; 1 person is next at 28%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children are the most common family type at 61.8%. There are no one-parent families here, a figure that is far below both the South Australian and national averages.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5601, SA, Couples without children is the majority at 67%; Couples with children is next at 33%.
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 5601, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5601/5601-sa/topic/family-households