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South West Corner

Household type

In South West Corner, 9.5% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 8.0% in the City of Adelaide.

South West Corner'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, South West Corner's Household Summary should be viewed in conjunction with Households with Children, Households without Children, Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.

If you're looking at this data to prepare a housing strategy, learn more here.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

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

Household type
South West Corner - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%City of Adelaide %Number%City of Adelaide %2016 to 2021
Couples with children739.58.07410.18.3-2
Couples without children14719.125.613117.722.8+16
One parent families435.64.5486.54.1-5
Other families131.71.6101.31.8+3
Group household9912.911.412516.914.2-26
Lone person33043.040.827236.835.6+57
Other not classifiable household314.04.6577.77.8-26
Visitor only households324.23.5223.05.5+10
Total households768100.0100.0740100.0100.0+27
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 South West Corner in 2021 compared to the City of Adelaide shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 9.5% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 5.6% were one-parent families, compared with 8.0% and 4.5% respectively for the City of Adelaide.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 43.0% compared to 40.8% in the City of Adelaide while the proportion of couples without children was 19.1% compared to 25.6% in the City of Adelaide.

Emerging groups

The number of households in South West Corner increased by 28 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in family/household types in South West Corner between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Lone person (+57 households)

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