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Echunga and District

Household type

In Echunga and District, 37.7% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 32.5% in the Mount Barker District Council.

Echunga 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, Echunga and District'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
Echunga and District - Total households (Enumerated)20212001Change
Households by typeNumber%Mount Barker District Council %Number%Mount Barker District Council %2001 to 2021
Couples with children25237.732.522440.936.8+28
Couples without children21331.928.615929.125.3+53
One parent families517.611.0376.911.5+13
Other families0--0.710.40.6-2
Group household223.32.2112.02.2+11
Lone person10415.621.59317.021.1+11
Other not classifiable household263.92.8112.21.7+14
Visitor only households0--0.781.50.8-8
Total households668100.0100.0548100.0100.0+120
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Echunga and District in 2021 compared to the Mount Barker District Council shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 37.7% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 7.6% were one-parent families, compared with 32.5% and 11.0% respectively for the Mount Barker District Council.

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 15.6% compared to 21.5% in the Mount Barker District Council while the proportion of couples without children was 31.9% compared to 28.6% in the Mount Barker District Council.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Echunga and District increased by 120 between 2001 and 2021.

The largest change in family/household types in Echunga and District between 2001 and 2021 was:

  • Couples without children (+53 households)

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