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Para Vista - Valley View - Walkley Heights

Household type

In Para Vista - Valley View - Walkley Heights, 31.9% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 30.8% in the City of Salisbury.

Para Vista - Valley View - Walkley Heights'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 Vista - Valley View - Walkley Heights'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 Vista - Valley View - Walkley Heights - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%City of Salisbury %Number%City of Salisbury %2016 to 2021
Couples with children1,11131.930.81,04531.430.9+66
Couples without children87025.022.089026.722.9-20
One parent families43112.414.337711.314.1+54
Other families351.01.3421.31.3-7
Group household812.33.2702.13.3+11
Lone person86024.724.879924.023.6+61
Other not classifiable household742.13.01023.13.4-28
Visitor only households160.50.670.20.6+9
Total households3,478100.0100.03,332100.0100.0+146
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 Vista - Valley View - Walkley Heights in 2021 compared to the City of Salisbury shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 31.9% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 12.4% were one-parent families, compared with 30.8% and 14.3% respectively for the City of Salisbury.

There were a similar proportion of lone person households and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 24.7% compared to 24.8% in the City of Salisbury while the proportion of couples without children was 25.0% compared to 22.0% in the City of Salisbury.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Para Vista - Valley View - Walkley Heights increased by 146 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Para Vista - Valley View - Walkley Heights between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (+66 households)
  • Lone person (+61 households)
  • One parent families (+54 households)

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