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Morphett Vale (West)

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In Morphett Vale (West), 21.3% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 29.4% in O'Halloran Hill.

Morphett Vale (West)'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 (West)'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 (West) - Total households (Enumerated)20212011Change
Households by typeNumber%O'Halloran Hill %Number%O'Halloran Hill %2011 to 2021
Couples with children93621.329.489922.829.7+37
Couples without children1,08024.630.31,08127.430.2-1
One parent families70716.112.457414.59.1+133
Other families631.40.9391.01.1+24
Group household1333.02.71112.82.9+22
Lone person1,29229.523.31,11428.224.8+178
Other not classifiable household1523.51.01233.11.8+29
Visitor only households230.5--100.30.3+13
Total households4,386100.0100.03,951100.0100.0+435
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 (West) in 2021 compared to O'Halloran Hill shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 21.3% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 16.1% were one-parent families, compared with 29.4% and 12.4% respectively for O'Halloran Hill.

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 29.5% compared to 23.3% in O'Halloran Hill while the proportion of couples without children was 24.6% compared to 30.3% in O'Halloran Hill.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Morphett Vale (West) increased by 435 between 2011 and 2021.

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

  • Lone person (+178 households)
  • One parent families (+133 households)

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