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City of Unley

Households with children

There are 2,415 couples with young children in the City of Unley in 2021, comprising 15.2% of households.

Households with Children require different services and facilities than other household types, and their needs change as both adults and children age. When many families in an area are at the same stage in their individual lifecycles, it creates a suburb lifecycle. Knowing where a suburb is in a cycle of change helps planners make evidence-based decisions about the demand for services both now and in the future.

For Households with Children in the City of Unley, life stage is based on the age of children in the household. The age of the parent(s) is not taken into account.

  • Young children: Children aged under 15 only
  • Mixed age children: One or more children under 15 and one or more children over 15 (must have 2 or more children)
  • Older children: Children aged 15 and over only

To continue building the story, the City of Unley's Household data should be viewed in conjunction with Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

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

Households with children by life stage
City of Unley - Households (Enumerated)20211996Change
Households with childrenNumber%Greater Adelaide %Number%Greater Adelaide %1996 to 2021
Couples with children4,46128.028.63,69725.032.3+764
Couples with young children2,41515.215.42,07514.017.2+340
Couples with mixed-age children5483.43.84453.04.6+103
Couples with older children1,4989.49.41,1778.010.5+321
Single parents with children1,2958.111.31,1077.510.2+188
Single parents with young children4622.94.04543.14.8+8
Single parents with mixed-age children1270.81.3760.51.1+51
Single parents with older children7064.46.05773.94.3+129
Total households with children5,75636.239.94,80432.542.6+952
Total households15,904100.0100.014,796100.0100.0+1,108
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the families with children in the City of Unley in 2021 compared to Greater Adelaide shows that there was a similar proportion of couples with young children, as well as a similar proportion of couples with older children.

Overall, 15.2% of total households with children were couple with young children, and 9.4% were couples with older children, compared with 15.4% and 9.4% respectively for Greater Adelaide.

There were a smaller proportion of single parent households with young children and a smaller proportion of single parent households with older children. Overall, the proportion of single parent households with young children was 2.9% compared to 4.0% in Greater Adelaide while the proportion of single parent households with older children was 4.4% compared to 6.0% in Greater Adelaide.

Emerging groups

Between 1996 and 2021, the number of households with children increased by 952 households or 19.8%.

The largest changes in households with children in this area between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with young children (+340 households)
  • Couples with older children (+321 households)
  • Single parents with older children (+129 households)
  • Couples with mixed-age children (+103 households)

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