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Meadows and District

Household type

In Meadows and District, 34.1% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 32.0% in Greater Mount Barker.

Meadows and District'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, Meadows and District'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
Meadows and District - Total households (Enumerated)20211996Change
Households by typeNumber%Greater Mount Barker %Number%Greater Mount Barker %1996 to 2021
Couples with children26834.132.023746.437.9+30
Couples without children25232.027.313326.025.2+119
One parent families769.712.1397.611.7+37
Other families91.10.700.10.6+8
Group household131.72.3132.62.60
Lone person11314.422.48416.620.8+28
Other not classifiable household536.72.50--0.7+53
Visitor only households30.40.730.70.6-1
Total households787100.0100.0512100.0100.0+274
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Meadows and District in 2021 compared to Greater Mount Barker shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 34.1% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 9.7% were one-parent families, compared with 32.0% and 12.1% respectively for Greater Mount Barker.

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 14.4% compared to 22.4% in Greater Mount Barker while the proportion of couples without children was 32.0% compared to 27.3% in Greater Mount Barker.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Meadows and District increased by 275 between 1996 and 2021.

The largest change in family/household types in Meadows and District between 1996 and 2021 was:

  • Couples without children (+119 households)

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