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Para Hills West - Parafield - Salisbury South

Household type

In Para Hills West - Parafield - Salisbury South, 23.8% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 30.8% in the City of Salisbury.

Para Hills West - Parafield - Salisbury South'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, Para Hills West - Parafield - Salisbury South'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
Para Hills West - Parafield - Salisbury South - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%City of Salisbury %Number%City of Salisbury %2016 to 2021
Couples with children33323.830.833024.630.9+3
Couples without children28820.622.028521.222.9+3
One parent families21015.014.319214.314.1+18
Other families141.01.380.61.3+6
Group household392.83.2392.93.30
Lone person46933.524.844433.023.6+25
Other not classifiable household392.83.0352.63.4+4
Visitor only households80.60.6110.80.6-3
Total households1,400100.0100.01,344100.0100.0+56
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 Para Hills West - Parafield - Salisbury South in 2021 compared to the City of Salisbury shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 23.8% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 15.0% were one-parent families, compared with 30.8% and 14.3% respectively for the City of Salisbury.

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 33.5% compared to 24.8% in the City of Salisbury while the proportion of couples without children was 20.6% compared to 22.0% in the City of Salisbury.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Para Hills West - Parafield - Salisbury South increased by 56 between 2016 and 2021.

There were no major differences in Para Hills West - Parafield - Salisbury South between 2016 and 2021.

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