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Aberfoyle Park

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In Aberfoyle Park, 34.8% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 22.7% in Noarlunga Centre - Noarlunga Downs.

Aberfoyle Park'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, Aberfoyle Park'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
Aberfoyle Park - Total households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Households by typeNumber%Noarlunga Centre - Noarlunga Downs %Number%Noarlunga Centre - Noarlunga Downs %1991 to 2021
Couples with children1,46734.822.71,64958.438.9-182
Couples without children1,25429.823.264522.917.5+608
One parent families49711.814.72689.523.0+228
Other families190.51.1150.50.4+4
Group household681.63.3401.42.0+27
Lone person85020.231.71675.916.4+682
Other not classifiable household501.23.1120.5--+37
Visitor only households70.20.2220.81.7-16
Total households4,212100.0100.02,823100.0100.0+1,389
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Aberfoyle Park in 2021 compared to Noarlunga Centre - Noarlunga Downs shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 34.8% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 11.8% were one-parent families, compared with 22.7% and 14.7% respectively for Noarlunga Centre - Noarlunga Downs.

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 20.2% compared to 31.7% in Noarlunga Centre - Noarlunga Downs while the proportion of couples without children was 29.8% compared to 23.2% in Noarlunga Centre - Noarlunga Downs.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Aberfoyle Park increased by 1,389 between 1991 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Aberfoyle Park between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+682 households)
  • Couples without children (+608 households)
  • One parent families (+228 households)
  • Couples with children (-182 households)

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