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Christies Beach

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In Christies Beach, 18.6% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 28.1% in the City of Onkaparinga.

Christies Beach'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, Christies Beach'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
Christies Beach - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%City of Onkaparinga %Number%City of Onkaparinga %2016 to 2021
Couples with children49918.628.144318.629.4+56
Couples without children60922.627.054823.026.5+61
One parent families44016.413.037215.612.7+68
Other families371.40.9271.10.9+10
Group household1204.52.4994.22.5+21
Lone person84931.625.169429.223.8+155
Other not classifiable household913.42.71596.73.6-68
Visitor only households441.60.7371.60.7+7
Total households2,689100.0100.02,379100.0100.0+310
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 Christies Beach 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, 18.6% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 16.4% 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 31.6% compared to 25.1% in the City of Onkaparinga while the proportion of couples without children was 22.6% compared to 27.0% in the City of Onkaparinga.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Christies Beach increased by 310 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Christies Beach between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+155 households)
  • One parent families (+68 households)
  • Couples without children (+61 households)
  • Couples with children (+56 households)

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