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Morphett Vale (East)

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In Morphett Vale (East), 23.9% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 42.8% in Coromandel East - Cherry Gardens - Chandlers Hill - Ironbank.

Morphett Vale (East)'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, Morphett Vale (East)'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
Morphett Vale (East) - Total households (Enumerated)20212011Change
Households by typeNumber%Coromandel East - Cherry Gardens - Chandlers Hill - Ironbank %Number%Coromandel East - Cherry Gardens - Chandlers Hill - Ironbank %2011 to 2021
Couples with children1,41223.942.81,45726.450.2-45
Couples without children1,47425.034.61,45626.429.7+18
One parent families80713.75.074413.55.7+63
Other families651.10.4571.00.6+8
Group household1793.01.21713.11.5+8
Lone person1,76129.810.81,48526.910.7+276
Other not classifiable household1853.14.01182.1--+67
Visitor only households200.31.2300.51.6-10
Total households5,903100.0100.05,518100.0100.0+385
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Morphett Vale (East) 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, 23.9% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 13.7% were one-parent families, compared with 42.8% and 5.0% respectively for Coromandel East - Cherry Gardens - Chandlers Hill - Ironbank.

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 29.8% compared to 10.8% in Coromandel East - Cherry Gardens - Chandlers Hill - Ironbank while the proportion of couples without children was 25.0% compared to 34.6% in Coromandel East - Cherry Gardens - Chandlers Hill - Ironbank.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Morphett Vale (East) increased by 385 between 2011 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Morphett Vale (East) between 2011 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+276 households)
  • One parent families (+63 households)

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