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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)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%City of Unley %Number%City of Unley %2016 to 2021
Couples with children25,08029.728.023,26629.327.8+1,814
Couples without children21,63825.626.519,45224.524.4+2,186
One parent families7,3588.78.16,7218.57.8+637
Other families9291.11.29861.21.3-57
Group household3,2413.84.33,4394.35.3-198
Lone person24,07228.529.422,47728.329.0+1,595
Other not classifiable household1,5651.91.62,2762.93.2-711
Visitor only households6040.70.88341.01.1-230
Total households84,487100.0100.079,451100.0100.0+5,036
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 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 5,036 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Eastern Region Alliance area between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+2,186 households)
  • Couples with children (+1,814 households)
  • Lone person (+1,595 households)
  • One parent families (+637 households)

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