2.5 —
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5661, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5661, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of all families in postcode 5661 consist of couples with children. This is a place where larger households are more common than in most areas, and far fewer people live by themselves compared to the state and national figures.
2.5
—
- 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 5661, SA — higher than 57% of areas.
| 5661, SA | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Streaky Bay | 2.3 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home has 2.5 people, a figure that has edged up since 2016. Only 22.2% of residents live alone, which is well below the South Australian figure of 28.5%.
22.2% —
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 5661, SA, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 51.1% of families, while couples without children account for 30.0%. The proportion of one-parent families rose to 12.2% by 2021, which is a little below the national figure.
12.2% —
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5661, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; 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 5661, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5661/5661-sa/topic/family-households