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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 24.4% in Huntfield Heights.

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%Huntfield Heights %Number%Huntfield Heights %2016 to 2021
Couples with children37240.624.439646.124.7-24
Couples without children31634.521.827932.524.5+37
One parent families808.717.7617.118.5+19
Other families0--0.930.31.3-3
Group household171.93.4111.33.5+6
Lone person10311.226.78710.124.1+16
Other not classifiable household212.34.0192.23.1+2
Visitor only households70.81.030.30.4+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 Huntfield Heights shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower 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 24.4% and 17.7% respectively for Huntfield Heights.

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 11.2% compared to 26.7% in Huntfield Heights while the proportion of couples without children was 34.5% compared to 21.8% in Huntfield Heights.

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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