2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5606, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5606, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much higher rates of solo living and one-parent families set postcode 5606 apart from the rest of the state. A typical home here holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure and slightly lower than in most other areas.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 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 5606, SA — lower than 71% of areas.
| 5606, SA | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Port Lincoln | 2.3 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Single-person households are very common here, making up 32.2% of all homes. This is well above the national figure of 25.6% and has risen since 2011.
32.2% ▲ +9.7%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 32.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →5606, SA splits fairly evenly between 2 people (36%) and 1 person (32%), with 3 people at 14%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 18.4% of the area, a figure well above the 14.1% seen across Australia. This proportion has risen slightly since 2011.
18.4% ▲ +4.6%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5606, SA, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (32%) and One-parent families (18%).
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 5606, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5606/5606-sa/topic/family-households