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Mount Barker District CouncilCommunity profile

Mount Barker - Wistow and District

Household type

In Mount Barker - Wistow and District, 29.9% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 32.5% in the Mount Barker District Council.

Mount Barker - Wistow 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, Mount Barker - Wistow 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
Mount Barker - Wistow and District - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Mount Barker District Council %Number%Mount Barker District Council %2016 to 2021
Couples with children2,22329.932.51,68330.733.4+540
Couples without children1,99526.828.61,45826.627.6+536
One parent families91312.311.063011.510.4+282
Other families600.80.7350.60.7+25
Group household2052.82.21422.62.0+63
Lone person1,80224.221.51,30023.721.1+502
Other not classifiable household1782.42.81983.63.8-20
Visitor only households620.80.7400.71.0+22
Total households7,438100.0100.05,488100.0100.0+1,949
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 Mount Barker - Wistow and District in 2021 compared to the Mount Barker District Council shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 29.9% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 12.3% were one-parent families, compared with 32.5% and 11.0% respectively for the Mount Barker District Council.

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 24.2% compared to 21.5% in the Mount Barker District Council while the proportion of couples without children was 26.8% compared to 28.6% in the Mount Barker District Council.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Mount Barker - Wistow and District increased by 1,950 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Couples with children (+540 households)
  • Couples without children (+536 households)
  • Lone person (+502 households)
  • One parent families (+282 households)

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