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In Highgate, 37.6% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 23.8% in the City of Norwood Payneham St Peters.

Highgate'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, Highgate'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
Highgate - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%City of Norwood Payneham St Peters %Number%City of Norwood Payneham St Peters %2016 to 2021
Couples with children22237.623.822737.223.3-6
Couples without children13923.624.612320.223.1+15
One parent families549.28.2548.98.2-1
Other families40.71.1122.01.6-8
Group household111.94.9122.15.9-2
Lone person14925.333.916226.433.0-13
Other not classifiable household71.22.591.63.5-3
Visitor only households40.71.0101.61.4-6
Total households590100.0100.0613100.0100.0-23
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 Highgate in 2021 compared to the City of Norwood Payneham St Peters shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 37.6% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 9.2% were one-parent families, compared with 23.8% and 8.2% respectively for the City of Norwood Payneham St Peters.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 25.3% compared to 33.9% in the City of Norwood Payneham St Peters while the proportion of couples without children was 23.6% compared to 24.6% in the City of Norwood Payneham St Peters.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Highgate decreased by 23 between 2016 and 2021.

There were no major differences in Highgate between 2016 and 2021.

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