2.4 ▲ +20.0%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.0
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5603, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5603, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people are sharing homes in postcode 5603 than a decade ago, with the typical household size growing from 2.0 to 2.4 people since 2011. This area is now defined by a high proportion of couples with children, who make up 56.4% of all families.
2.4
▲ +20.0%
- 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 5603, SA — lower than 57% of areas.
| 5603, SA | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Cleve | 2.3 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Single-person households have dropped sharply since 2011, though 30.1% of people still live alone, which is well above the national figure. Two-person homes are the most common, accounting for 40.4% of all households.
30.1% ▼ -29.0%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 42.5%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 5603, SA, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 4 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up only 9.2% of the total, a figure that is much lower than most areas and has fallen since 2011. Most families here are couples, with 56.4% having children and 35.4% without.
9.2% ▼ -38.6%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5603, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; 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 5603, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5603/5603-sa/topic/family-households