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Marleston - Ashford - Keswick

Household type

In Marleston - Ashford - Keswick, 22.0% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 25.6% in the City of West Torrens.

Marleston - Ashford - Keswick'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, Marleston - Ashford - Keswick'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
Marleston - Ashford - Keswick - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%City of West Torrens %Number%City of West Torrens %2016 to 2021
Couples with children37022.025.631820.925.5+52
Couples without children39423.524.438725.523.2+7
One parent families1418.49.0986.58.8+43
Other families342.01.6231.51.6+11
Group household1378.26.31026.86.3+34
Lone person57033.930.352134.330.2+49
Other not classifiable household241.42.2593.93.3-35
Visitor only households100.60.6100.71.00
Total households1,680100.0100.01,520100.0100.0+160
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 Marleston - Ashford - Keswick in 2021 compared to the City of West Torrens shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 22.0% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 8.4% were one-parent families, compared with 25.6% and 9.0% respectively for the City of West Torrens.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 33.9% compared to 30.3% in the City of West Torrens while the proportion of couples without children was 23.5% compared to 24.4% in the City of West Torrens.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Marleston - Ashford - Keswick increased by 160 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in family/household types in Marleston - Ashford - Keswick between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Couples with children (+52 households)

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