2.9 —
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5653, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5653, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more people live alone in postcode 5653 than in the rest of the country, with 40% of households consisting of just one person. While single-person homes are common, the area also sees larger households overall than the national average.
2.9
—
- 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 5653, SA — higher than 89% of areas.
| 5653, SA | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| Wudinna | 2.4 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are slightly larger than usual, with 2.9 people per home compared to the national figure of 2.5. This is among the highest figures for similar areas and has risen since 2016.
Household size
View on map →5653, SA splits fairly evenly between 1 person (27%) and 5 people (27%), with 3 people at 18%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 14.3% of the area, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages but has risen by 14 points since 2016. Most families are couples with children, who account for 66.7% of the total.
14.3% —
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5653, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 23%.
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 5653, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5653/5653-sa/topic/family-households