2.6 ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5710, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5710, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in postcode 5710 compared to most other areas, with only 20.5% of households consisting of one person. This reflects a community where larger living arrangements are the norm. The area is primarily made up of family groups, with more than half of all families consisting of couples with children.
2.6
▲ +4.0%
- 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 5710, SA — higher than 71% of areas.
| 5710, SA | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Port Augusta | 2.3 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are slightly larger than the South Australian average, with 2.6 people per household. This has edged up since 2011, while the share of people living alone fell to 20.5%, a figure well below the national average of 25.6%.
20.5% ▼ -8.1%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 5710, SA, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 15.8% of the total, which is much higher than in most areas and rose 4.5 percentage points since 2011. Other family types are less common, with couples with children forming the largest group at 54.5%.
15.8% ▲ +39.7%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5710, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 29%.
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 5710, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5710/5710-sa/topic/family-households