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City of Onkaparinga

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In the City of Onkaparinga, 28.1% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 28.6% in Greater Adelaide.

The City of Onkaparinga'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, the City of Onkaparinga's Household Summary should be viewed in conjunction with Households with Children, Households without Children, Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.

If you're looking at this data to prepare a housing strategy, learn more here.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'

Household type
City of Onkaparinga - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Greater Adelaide %Number%Greater Adelaide %2016 to 2021
Couples with children19,80628.128.619,33229.428.7+474
Couples without children19,06327.025.317,46126.524.8+1,602
One parent families9,19013.011.38,36512.711.1+825
Other families6530.91.25920.91.2+61
Group household1,6982.43.61,6362.53.8+62
Lone person17,72925.126.815,63723.826.2+2,092
Other not classifiable household1,9112.72.52,3423.63.4-431
Visitor only households4740.70.74410.70.9+33
Total households70,524100.0100.065,806100.0100.0+4,718
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 the City of Onkaparinga in 2021 compared to Greater Adelaide shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 28.1% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 13.0% were one-parent families, compared with 28.6% and 11.3% respectively for Greater Adelaide.

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 25.1% compared to 26.8% in Greater Adelaide while the proportion of couples without children was 27.0% compared to 25.3% in Greater Adelaide.

Emerging groups

The number of households in City of Onkaparinga increased by 4,718 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in the City of Onkaparinga between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+2,092 households)
  • Couples without children (+1,602 households)
  • One parent families (+825 households)
  • Couples with children (+474 households)

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