2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5700, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5700, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people are living alone in postcode 5700 than a decade ago, with 35.3% of households now consisting of a single person. This shift contributes to the area having a smaller typical household size than most other regions. One-parent families are also notably common here, making up nearly a quarter of all families.
2.2
▼ -4.3%
- 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 5700, SA — lower than 79% of areas.
| 5700, SA | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Port Augusta | 2.3 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in postcode 5700 has 2.2 people, which is much lower than most areas. This is partly because 35.3% of people live alone, a figure that is well above the national 25.6% and has risen since 2011.
35.3% ▲ +11.2%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 33.5%
- 2021: 35.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →5700, SA splits fairly evenly between 1 person (35%) and 2 people (34%), with 3 people at 13%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 23.8% of the total, which is among the highest at this level and well above the South Australian figure of 14.8%. Other family types include couples with children at 44.2% and couples without children at 30.0%.
23.8% ▲ +13.3%
Higher than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5700, SA, the largest group is Couples with children at 44%, followed by Couples without children (30%) and One-parent families (24%).
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 5700, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5700/5700-sa/topic/family-households