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McLaren Vale

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In McLaren Vale, 23.9% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 46.6% in McLaren Flat.

McLaren Vale'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, McLaren Vale'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
McLaren Vale - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%McLaren Flat %Number%McLaren Flat %2016 to 2021
Couples with children41023.946.640225.347.4+8
Couples without children60835.528.054334.127.4+65
One parent families1468.57.91298.17.2+17
Other families100.61.1110.7---1
Group household211.20.7281.81.1-7
Lone person44626.010.739825.011.8+48
Other not classifiable household452.64.1563.53.4-11
Visitor only households281.60.9251.61.5+3
Total households1,714100.0100.01,592100.0100.0+122
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 McLaren Vale in 2021 compared to McLaren Flat 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 8.5% were one-parent families, compared with 46.6% and 7.9% respectively for McLaren Flat.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 26.0% compared to 10.7% in McLaren Flat while the proportion of couples without children was 35.5% compared to 28.0% in McLaren Flat.

Emerging groups

The number of households in McLaren Vale increased by 122 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in family/household types in McLaren Vale between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Couples without children (+65 households)

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