Willunga and Surrounds
Household type
In Willunga and Surrounds, 32.1% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 40.6% in Onkaparinga Hills.
Willunga and Surrounds'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, Willunga and Surrounds'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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Derived from the Census question:
'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'
Households
| Household type | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willunga and Surrounds - Total households (Enumerated) | 2021 | 1991 | Change | |||||
| Households by type | Number | % | Onkaparinga Hills % | Number | % | Onkaparinga Hills % | 1991 to 2021 | |
 Couples with children | 471 | 32.1 | 40.6 | 413 | 47.2 | 58.6 | +57 | 19500 |
| Couples without children | 533 | 36.4 | 34.5 | 264 | 30.2 | 23.6 | +268 | 19501 |
| One parent families | 133 | 9.1 | 8.7 | 43 | 5.0 | 4.8 | +89 | 19502 |
| Other families | 4 | 0.3 | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | +3 | 19503 |
| Group household | 14 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 21 | 2.4 | 2.2 | -7 | 19504 |
| Lone person | 258 | 17.6 | 11.2 | 115 | 13.2 | 8.3 | +142 | 19505 |
| Other not classifiable household | 42 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 10 | 1.2 | 1.4 | +31 | 19506 |
| Visitor only households | 11 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 5 | 0.7 | 1.0 | +5 | 19507 |
| Total households | 1,466 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 876 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +589 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 1991 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the household/family types in Willunga and Surrounds in 2021 compared to Onkaparinga Hills shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 32.1% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 9.1% were one-parent families, compared with 40.6% and 8.7% respectively for Onkaparinga Hills.
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 17.6% compared to 11.2% in Onkaparinga Hills while the proportion of couples without children was 36.4% compared to 34.5% in Onkaparinga Hills.
Emerging groups
The number of households in Willunga and Surrounds increased by 590 between 1991 and 2021.
The largest changes in family/household types in Willunga and Surrounds between 1991 and 2021 were:
- Couples without children (+268 households)
- Lone person (+142 households)
- One parent families (+89 households)
- Couples with children (+57 households)