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City of Port Adelaide EnfieldCommunity profile

City of Port Adelaide Enfield

Household type

In the City of Port Adelaide Enfield, 27.6% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 28.6% in Greater Adelaide.

The City of Port Adelaide Enfield'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 Port Adelaide Enfield'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
City of Port Adelaide Enfield - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Greater Adelaide %Number%Greater Adelaide %2016 to 2021
Couples with children14,60627.628.612,91126.428.7+1,695
Couples without children11,70222.125.310,65021.824.8+1,052
One parent families6,21811.811.35,91512.111.1+303
Other families8541.61.27431.51.2+111
Group household2,4334.63.62,2254.63.8+208
Lone person15,20528.726.814,18229.126.2+1,023
Other not classifiable household1,4852.82.51,7803.63.4-295
Visitor only households3920.70.74100.80.9-18
Total households52,895100.0100.048,816100.0100.0+4,079
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 Port Adelaide Enfield in 2021 compared to Greater Adelaide shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 27.6% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 11.8% were one-parent families, compared with 28.6% and 11.3% respectively for Greater Adelaide.

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 28.7% compared to 26.8% in Greater Adelaide while the proportion of couples without children was 22.1% compared to 25.3% in Greater Adelaide.

Emerging groups

The number of households in City of Port Adelaide Enfield increased by 4,079 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Couples with children (+1,695 households)
  • Couples without children (+1,052 households)
  • Lone person (+1,023 households)
  • One parent families (+303 households)

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