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City of Burnside

Household type

In the City of Burnside, 33.8% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 30.7% in Rose Park.

The City of Burnside'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 Burnside'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
City of Burnside - Total households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Households by typeNumber%Rose Park %Number%Rose Park %1991 to 2021
Couples with children6,10233.830.74,81732.027.5+1,285
Couples without children4,83226.832.73,65224.216.7+1,180
One parent families1,4327.96.71,0657.18.7+367
Other families1450.8--2311.52.1-87
Group household4302.43.16484.37.7-218
Lone person4,76626.424.74,30128.631.9+465
Other not classifiable household2231.20.91531.00.7+70
Visitor only households1270.71.31921.34.8-65
Total households18,057100.0100.015,061100.0100.0+2,996
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 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 Burnside in 2021 compared to Rose Park shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 33.8% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 7.9% were one-parent families, compared with 30.7% and 6.7% respectively for Rose Park.

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 26.4% compared to 24.7% in Rose Park while the proportion of couples without children was 26.8% compared to 32.7% in Rose Park.

Emerging groups

The number of households in City of Burnside increased by 2,996 between 1991 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in the City of Burnside between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (+1,285 households)
  • Couples without children (+1,180 households)
  • Lone person (+465 households)
  • One parent families (+367 households)

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