2.0 ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.0
- 2021: 2.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5605, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5605, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Very few people share a home in postcode 5605 compared to similar areas. The typical home holds just 2 people, which is well below the national figure. This area is marked by a high number of small households and a significant proportion of people living on their own.
2.0
▼ -9.1%
- 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 5605, SA — lower than 90% of areas.
| 5605, SA | 2.0 |
|---|---|
| Tumby Bay | 2.2 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Small households are common here, with 36.3% of people living alone—a figure far above the national average. This trend has grown since 2011 and helps explain why the typical home size is just 2.0 people.
36.3% ▲ +6.2%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.2%
- 2016: 36.8%
- 2021: 36.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 5605, SA, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (36%) and 3 people (8%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up the largest group of families at 47.8%. One-parent families are less common here than in most areas, accounting for 10.1% of the total.
10.1% ▲ +8.8%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5605, SA, the largest group is Couples without children at 48%, followed by Couples with children (42%) and One-parent families (10%).
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 5605, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5605/5605-sa/topic/family-households