1.8 ▼ -10.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.0
- 2016: 1.9
- 2021: 1.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5604, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5604, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly half of all homes in postcode 5604 are occupied by just one person, making it a place where small households are the norm. This shift is part of a growing trend, as the number of people living alone has risen 12 percentage points since 2011. This creates a distinct living pattern compared to the rest of the state.
1.8
▼ -10.0%
- 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 5604, SA — lower than 99% of areas.
| 5604, SA | 1.8 |
|---|---|
| Tumby Bay | 2.2 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With 45.3% of people living alone, the typical home in this area holds only 1.8 people, which is well below the national figure of 2.5. This is among the lowest counts for household size across similar areas.
45.3% ▲ +35.8%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 35.4%
- 2021: 45.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →5604, SA splits fairly evenly between 1 person (43%) and 2 people (43%), with 3 people at 10%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up the largest family group at 52.6%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for only 6.8%, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.
6.8% ▼ -24.6%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5604, SA, Couples without children is the majority at 54%; Couples with 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 5604, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5604/5604-sa/topic/family-households