5733, SA · Postcode

Family & Households in 5733, SA

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people are living alone in postcode 5733, with the number of single-person homes climbing 10 points since 2016. This shift has left the area with a very low typical household size of 1.9 people, which is well below the national figure.

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📍 5733, SA, Postcode

Where 5733, SA sits — Average household size

1.9
  • 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 5733, SA — lower than 95% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
5733, SA1.9
Unincorporated SA 2.1
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Over half of all homes in the area are occupied by just one person, a figure far above the South Australian average. This trend explains why the typical home here has only 1.9 people, which is much lower than the Australian typical of 2.5.

1.9

Lower than 95% of postcode areas.

  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 1.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

51.0%

Higher than 99% of postcode areas.

  • 2016: 40.9%
  • 2021: 51.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In 5733, SA, the largest group is 1 person at 49%, followed by 2 people (33%) and 4 people (10%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 21.2% of the total, which is well above the national figure. This is a drop from 2016, when that figure was 28.2%.

21.2%

Higher than 91% of postcode areas.

  • 2016: 28.2%
  • 2021: 21.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In 5733, SA, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 26%.

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 5733, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5733/5733-sa/topic/family-households