5650, SA · Postcode

Family & Households in 5650, SA

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much larger households than most similar areas define postcode 5650. The typical home here holds 3.1 people, a figure that has climbed steadily since 2011. This is a place where family living is the overwhelming norm, with very few people living on their own.

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📍 5650, SA, Postcode

Where 5650, SA sits — Average household size

3.1 ▲ +19.2%
  • 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 5650, SA — higher than 96% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
5650, SA3.1
Wudinna 2.4
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

People per home are well above the South Australian figure of 2.4, reaching 3.1. This shift is mirrored by a drop in single-person households, which fell to 20.8% since 2011, a rate well below the national figure.

3.1 ▲ +19.2%

Higher than 96% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 3.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

20.8% ▼ -25.0%

Lower than 76% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 27.8%
  • 2016: 32.3%
  • 2021: 20.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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5650, SA splits fairly evenly between 2 people (27%) and 1 person (22%), with 5 people at 22%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 83.6% of families here. Notably, one-parent families have fallen to 0.0%, which is far below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 6.2%
  • 2016: 7.3%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In 5650, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 84%; Couples without children is next at 16%.

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 5650, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5650/5650-sa/topic/family-households