5671, SA · Postcode

Family & Households in 5671, SA

How families and households are made up across the area.

A far higher share of people live alone in postcode 5671 than in the rest of Australia. While the typical household has 2.3 people, the area is marked by a significant number of single-person homes and a very low rate of one-parent families.

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📍 5671, SA, Postcode

Where 5671, SA sits — Average household size

2.3
  • 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 5671, SA — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
5671, SA2.3
Streaky Bay 2.3
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 36.5% of people live alone, which is far above the national figure of 25.6%. This is a drop from 2016, and the usual number of people per home has risen slightly to 2.3.

2.3

Lower than 71% of postcode areas.

  • 2016: 1.9
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

36.5%

Higher than 88% of postcode areas.

  • 2016: 42.2%
  • 2021: 36.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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5671, SA splits fairly evenly between 1 person (39%) and 2 people (36%), with 5 people at 14%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up only 5.5% of the total, a figure well below both the state and national averages. Most families are couples, with 58.7% having children and 32.1% without.

5.5%

Lower than 90% of postcode areas.

  • 2016: 10.0%
  • 2021: 5.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In 5671, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 33%.

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 5671, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5671/5671-sa/topic/family-households