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Mount Barker District Council

Household type

In the Mount Barker District Council, 32.5% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 28.6% in Greater Adelaide.

The Mount Barker District Council'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 Mount Barker District Council'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
Mount Barker District Council - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Greater Adelaide %Number%Greater Adelaide %2016 to 2021
Couples with children4,89132.528.64,21433.428.7+677
Couples without children4,29528.625.33,48227.624.8+813
One parent families1,64911.011.31,30810.411.1+341
Other families1020.71.2880.71.2+14
Group household3242.23.62572.03.8+67
Lone person3,23721.526.82,66721.126.2+570
Other not classifiable household4272.82.54783.83.4-51
Visitor only households1090.70.71271.00.9-18
Total households15,034100.0100.012,621100.0100.0+2,413
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 the Mount Barker District Council in 2021 compared to Greater Adelaide shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 32.5% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 11.0% were one-parent families, compared with 28.6% and 11.3% respectively for Greater 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 21.5% compared to 26.8% in Greater Adelaide while the proportion of couples without children was 28.6% compared to 25.3% in Greater Adelaide.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Mount Barker District Council increased by 2,413 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in the Mount Barker District Council between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+813 households)
  • Couples with children (+677 households)
  • Lone person (+570 households)
  • One parent families (+341 households)

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