2.3 ▼ -14.8%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.0
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5654, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5654, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than 62% of families in postcode 5654 are couples with children, making this the most common household type. However, the area is also seeing a shift toward smaller homes, with the typical number of people per household falling from 2.7 in 2011 to 2.3 today.
2.3
▼ -14.8%
- 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 5654, SA — lower than 71% of areas.
| 5654, SA | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Wudinna | 2.4 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
A striking 36.4% of residents live alone, which is far above the national figure of 25.6%. This has contributed to the average household size dropping to 2.3 people, a figure that is now a little below the Australian average.
36.4% ▲ +20.3%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 36.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →5654, SA splits fairly evenly between 1 person (36%) and 2 people (35%), with 3 people at 15%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up only 6.9% of the total, a figure that is well below both the South Australian and national averages. This is a decrease from 2011, when the share was 8.0%.
6.9% ▼ -13.9%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5654, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 31%.
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 5654, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5654/5654-sa/topic/family-households