2.1 ▼ -12.5%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5731, SA · Postcode
Family & Households in 5731, SA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 40% of people live alone in postcode 5731, which is far more than the national figure. This high number of single-person households means the area has a much lower number of people per home than most other places.
2.1
▼ -12.5%
- 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 5731, SA — lower than 86% of areas.
| 5731, SA | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated SA | 2.1 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.1 people, which is a little below the South Australian figure and a drop from 2.4 in 2011. Living alone is very common, with 39.3% of households consisting of one person.
39.3% ▲ +18.9%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.0%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 39.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →5731, SA splits fairly evenly between 1 person (39%) and 2 people (35%), with 3 people at 11%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 62.4%, while one-parent families represent only 9.4%. This last figure is well below both the state and national figures.
9.4% ▲ +18.2%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5731, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
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 5731, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5731/5731-sa/topic/family-households