Lower North Adelaide
Household type
In Lower North Adelaide, 10.6% of households were made up of couples with children in 2016, compared with 8.3% in the City of Adelaide.
Lower North Adelaide'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, Lower North Adelaide'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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Derived from the Census question:
'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'
Households
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| Lower North Adelaide - Total households (Enumerated) | 2016 | 2006 | Change | |||||
| Households by type | Number | % | City of Adelaide % | Number | % | City of Adelaide % | 2006 to 2016 | |
 Couples with children | 100 | 10.6 | 8.3 | 77 | 8.9 | 7.3 | +22 | 19500 |
| Couples without children | 261 | 27.6 | 22.8 | 227 | 26.0 | 21.9 | +33 | 19501 |
| One parent families | 39 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 31 | 3.6 | 4.1 | +8 | 19502 |
| Other families | 7 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 12 | 1.4 | 2.2 | -5 | 19503 |
| Group household | 98 | 10.4 | 14.2 | 107 | 12.3 | 13.3 | -10 | 19504 |
| Lone person | 310 | 32.8 | 35.6 | 307 | 35.2 | 37.5 | +2 | 19505 |
| Other not classifiable household | 95 | 10.1 | 7.8 | 67 | 7.7 | 9.6 | +28 | 19506 |
| Visitor only households | 35 | 3.7 | 5.5 | 43 | 5.0 | 4.1 | -9 | 19507 |
| Total households | 945 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 874 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +70 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2006 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the household/family types in Lower North Adelaide in 2016 compared to the City of Adelaide shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 10.6% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 4.1% were one-parent families, compared with 8.3% and 4.1% respectively for the City of Adelaide.
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 32.8% compared to 35.6% in the City of Adelaide while the proportion of couples without children was 27.6% compared to 22.8% in the City of Adelaide.
Emerging groups
The number of households in Lower North Adelaide increased by 71 between 2006 and 2016.
There were no major differences in Lower North Adelaide between 2006 and 2016.