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Christie Downs

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In Christie Downs, 16.3% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 28.1% in the City of Onkaparinga.

Christie Downs'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, Christie Downs'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
Christie Downs - Total households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Households by typeNumber%City of Onkaparinga %Number%City of Onkaparinga %1991 to 2021
Couples with children37916.328.180938.847.9-430
Couples without children42018.127.043720.924.3-17
One parent families38716.613.033716.29.9+50
Other families341.50.9231.10.7+11
Group household873.72.4592.82.2+28
Lone person81635.125.138318.413.1+433
Other not classifiable household1898.12.7291.41.1+160
Visitor only households130.60.790.40.9+4
Total households2,325100.0100.02,086100.0100.0+239
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 Christie Downs in 2021 compared to the City of Onkaparinga shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 16.3% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 16.6% were one-parent families, compared with 28.1% and 13.0% respectively for the City of Onkaparinga.

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 35.1% compared to 25.1% in the City of Onkaparinga while the proportion of couples without children was 18.1% compared to 27.0% in the City of Onkaparinga.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Christie Downs increased by 239 between 1991 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Christie Downs between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+433 households)
  • Couples with children (-430 households)
  • One parent families (+50 households)

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