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Onkaparinga Hills

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In Onkaparinga Hills, 40.6% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 42.8% in Coromandel East - Cherry Gardens - Chandlers Hill - Ironbank.

Onkaparinga Hills'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, Onkaparinga Hills'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
Onkaparinga Hills - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Coromandel East - Cherry Gardens - Chandlers Hill - Ironbank %Number%Coromandel East - Cherry Gardens - Chandlers Hill - Ironbank %2016 to 2021
Couples with children37240.642.839646.149.1-24
Couples without children31634.534.627932.532.2+37
One parent families808.75.0617.15.1+19
Other families0--0.430.3---3
Group household171.91.2111.30.5+6
Lone person10311.210.88710.111.3+16
Other not classifiable household212.34.0192.21.8+2
Visitor only households70.81.230.3--+4
Total households916100.0100.0859100.0100.0+57
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 Onkaparinga Hills in 2021 compared to Coromandel East - Cherry Gardens - Chandlers Hill - Ironbank shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 40.6% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 8.7% were one-parent families, compared with 42.8% and 5.0% respectively for Coromandel East - Cherry Gardens - Chandlers Hill - Ironbank.

There were a similar proportion of lone person households and a similar proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 11.2% compared to 10.8% in Coromandel East - Cherry Gardens - Chandlers Hill - Ironbank while the proportion of couples without children was 34.5% compared to 34.6% in Coromandel East - Cherry Gardens - Chandlers Hill - Ironbank.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Onkaparinga Hills increased by 57 between 2016 and 2021.

There were no major differences in Onkaparinga Hills between 2016 and 2021.

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