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In Dulwich, 31.9% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 33.8% in the City of Burnside.

Dulwich'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, Dulwich'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
Dulwich - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%City of Burnside %Number%City of Burnside %2016 to 2021
Couples with children22331.933.823033.232.5-7
Couples without children17024.426.814721.225.7+23
One parent families547.77.9517.47.8+3
Other families30.40.860.90.9-3
Group household243.42.4344.92.8-10
Lone person20429.226.419428.026.7+10
Other not classifiable household81.11.2202.92.6-12
Visitor only households121.70.7101.41.0+2
Total households698100.0100.0692100.0100.0+6
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 Dulwich in 2021 compared to the City of Burnside shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 31.9% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 7.7% were one-parent families, compared with 33.8% and 7.9% respectively for the City of Burnside.

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 29.2% compared to 26.4% in the City of Burnside while the proportion of couples without children was 24.4% compared to 26.8% in the City of Burnside.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Dulwich increased by 6 between 2016 and 2021.

There were no major differences in Dulwich between 2016 and 2021.

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