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City of Adelaide

Household type

In the City of Adelaide, 8.0% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 28.6% in Greater Adelaide.

The City of Adelaide's household and family structure is one of the most important demographic indicators. It reveals the area's residential role and function, era of settlement and provides key insights into the level of demand for services and facilities as most are related to age and household types.

To continue building the story, the City of Adelaide's Household Summary should be viewed in conjunction with Households with Children, Households without Children, Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.

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Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'

Household type
City of Adelaide - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Greater Adelaide %Number%Greater Adelaide %2016 to 2021
Couples with children9708.028.68288.328.7+142
Couples without children3,09725.625.32,28122.824.8+816
One parent families5384.511.34094.111.1+129
Other families1921.61.21761.81.2+16
Group household1,37611.43.61,42014.23.8-44
Lone person4,93740.826.83,56435.626.2+1,373
Other not classifiable household5604.62.57817.83.4-221
Visitor only households4173.50.75475.50.9-130
Total households12,087100.0100.010,006100.0100.0+2,081
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in the City of Adelaide in 2021 compared to Greater Adelaide shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 8.0% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 4.5% were one-parent families, compared with 28.6% and 11.3% respectively for Greater Adelaide.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a similar proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 40.8% compared to 26.8% in Greater Adelaide while the proportion of couples without children was 25.6% compared to 25.3% in Greater Adelaide.

Emerging groups

The number of households in City of Adelaide increased by 2,081 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in the City of Adelaide between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+1,373 households)
  • Couples without children (+816 households)
  • Couples with children (+142 households)
  • One parent families (+129 households)

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