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In City South, 6.7% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 8.0% in the City of Adelaide.

City South'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, City South'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 South - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%City of Adelaide %Number%City of Adelaide %2016 to 2021
Couples with children1606.78.01127.08.3+48
Couples without children65627.625.636622.922.8+289
One parent families1054.44.5654.14.1+39
Other families341.41.6191.21.8+15
Group household29612.511.421713.614.2+79
Lone person95240.140.865540.935.6+297
Other not classifiable household1014.24.61086.87.8-7
Visitor only households733.13.5553.55.5+17
Total households2,377100.0100.01,600100.0100.0+777
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 City South in 2021 compared to the City of Adelaide shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 6.7% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 4.4% were one-parent families, compared with 8.0% and 4.5% respectively for the City of Adelaide.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 40.1% compared to 40.8% in the City of Adelaide while the proportion of couples without children was 27.6% compared to 25.6% in the City of Adelaide.

Emerging groups

The number of households in City South increased by 777 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in City South between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+297 households)
  • Couples without children (+289 households)
  • Group household (+79 households)

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