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Eastern Region Alliance area

Household type

In Eastern Region Alliance area, 29.7% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 28.0% in the City of Unley.

Eastern Region Alliance area'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, Eastern Region Alliance area'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
Eastern Region Alliance area - Total households (Enumerated)20211996Change
Households by typeNumber%City of Unley %Number%City of Unley %1996 to 2021
Couples with children25,08029.728.020,36027.825.0+4,720
Couples without children21,63825.626.517,56124.021.0+4,077
One parent families7,3588.78.15,9568.17.5+1,402
Other families9291.11.21,2731.72.1-344
Group household3,2413.84.34,0745.67.7-833
Lone person24,07228.529.422,47230.734.2+1,600
Other not classifiable household1,5651.91.68521.21.4+713
Visitor only households6040.70.87321.01.2-128
Total households84,487100.0100.073,280100.0100.0+11,207
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Eastern Region Alliance area in 2021 compared to the City of Unley shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 29.7% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 8.7% were one-parent families, compared with 28.0% and 8.1% respectively for the City of Unley.

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 28.5% compared to 29.4% in the City of Unley while the proportion of couples without children was 25.6% compared to 26.5% in the City of Unley.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Eastern Region Alliance area increased by 11,207 between 1996 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Eastern Region Alliance area between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (+4,720 households)
  • Couples without children (+4,077 households)
  • Lone person (+1,600 households)
  • One parent families (+1,402 households)

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