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Unley Park Ward

Household type

In Unley Park Ward, 32.7% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 28.0% in the City of Unley.

Unley Park Ward'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, Unley Park Ward'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
Unley Park Ward - Total households (Enumerated)20212001Change
Households by typeNumber%City of Unley %Number%City of Unley %2001 to 2021
Couples with children79832.728.077632.724.5+21
Couples without children74830.726.563026.523.1+118
One parent families1797.38.11546.57.7+25
Other families230.91.2281.21.7-5
Group household492.04.3964.16.3-48
Lone person58223.929.460125.333.4-20
Other not classifiable household351.41.6572.42.1-23
Visitor only households241.00.8331.41.3-10
Total households2,438100.0100.02,378100.0100.0+59
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Unley Park Ward 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 lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 32.7% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 7.3% 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 higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 23.9% compared to 29.4% in the City of Unley while the proportion of couples without children was 30.7% compared to 26.5% in the City of Unley.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Unley Park Ward increased by 60 between 2001 and 2021.

The largest change in family/household types in Unley Park Ward between 2001 and 2021 was:

  • Couples without children (+118 households)

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