2.3 ▼ -11.5%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5633, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5633, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
A much higher share of people live alone in postcode 5633 compared to the rest of Australia. This trend has grown over the last decade, and the typical home now holds fewer people than the national figure. The area's family life is largely defined by couples, with over half of families raising children.
2.3
▼ -11.5%
- 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 5633, SA — lower than 71% of areas.
| 5633, SA | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Elliston | 2.3 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 31.7% of residents live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. This rise in single-person homes helps explain why the typical home size has fallen from 2.6 people in 2011 to 2.3 today.
31.7% ▲ +19.5%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 31.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →5633, SA splits fairly evenly between 2 people (38%) and 1 person (35%), with 3 people at 9%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Families with couples and children make up 55.2% of the area. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 10.8%, a figure that is well below both the South Australian and national averages.
10.8% ▲ +48.5%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5633, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
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 5633, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5633/5633-sa/topic/family-households