1.7 ▼ -19.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.1
- 2016: 1.8
- 2021: 1.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5722, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5722, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over half of all homes in postcode 5722 are occupied by just one person. This creates a small average household size that is well below both the state and national figures. The area has seen a steady shift toward smaller living arrangements over the last decade.
1.7
▼ -19.0%
- 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 5722, SA — lower than 99% of areas.
| 5722, SA | 1.7 |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated SA | 2.1 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
A striking 53.4% of people live alone, a figure far above the national average and one that has risen 13 points since 2011. Because so many live solo, the typical home here has only 1.7 people, which is among the lowest across similar areas.
53.4% ▲ +30.7%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 40.9%
- 2016: 51.3%
- 2021: 53.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 5722, SA, 1 person is the majority at 53%; 2 people is next at 31%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 16.1% of the local mix, which is much higher than most areas and slightly above the national figure. Couples without children are the most common family type at 38.5%.
16.1% ▲ +6.0%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →5722, SA splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (40%) and Couples with children (39%), with One-parent families at 17%.
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 5722, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5722/5722-sa/topic/family-households