5730, SA · Postcode

Family & Households in 5730, SA

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people live alone in postcode 5730 than in most other areas, with only 17.5% of households being single-person homes. This trend towards larger living groups is reflected in the typical home, where the number of residents has risen from 1.9 to 2.4 since 2016.

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📍 5730, SA, Postcode

Where 5730, SA sits — Average household size

2.4
  • 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 5730, SA — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
5730, SA2.4
Unincorporated SA 2.1
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home has 2.4 people, which is about the same as the South Australian and national figures. This reflects a shift since 2016, when far more people lived alone; that figure has now plummeted by 23 points to just 17.5%.

2.4

Lower than 57% of postcode areas.

  • 2016: 1.9
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

17.5%

Lower than 87% of postcode areas.

  • 2016: 40.5%
  • 2021: 17.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In 5730, SA, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 4 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 53.9% of the area. This is alongside a much lower rate of one-parent families compared to the rest of the country, at just 9.2%.

9.2%

Lower than 77% of postcode areas.

  • 2016: 15.1%
  • 2021: 9.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In 5730, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 36%.

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 5730, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5730/5730-sa/topic/family-households