South West Corner
Household type
In South West Corner, 9.5% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 26.9% in South Australia.
South West Corner'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, South West Corner'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
| Household type | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South West Corner - Total households (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Households by type | Number | % | South Australia % | Number | % | South Australia % | 2016 to 2021 | |
 Couples with children | 73 | 9.5 | 26.9 | 74 | 10.1 | 27.3 | -2 | 19500 |
| Couples without children | 147 | 19.1 | 26.4 | 131 | 17.7 | 25.9 | +16 | 19501 |
| One parent families | 43 | 5.6 | 10.8 | 48 | 6.5 | 10.6 | -5 | 19502 |
| Other families | 13 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 10 | 1.3 | 1.1 | +3 | 19503 |
| Group household | 99 | 12.9 | 3.3 | 125 | 16.9 | 3.4 | -26 | 19504 |
| Lone person | 330 | 43.0 | 27.3 | 272 | 36.8 | 26.6 | +57 | 19505 |
| Other not classifiable household | 31 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 57 | 7.7 | 3.7 | -26 | 19506 |
| Visitor only households | 32 | 4.2 | 1.5 | 22 | 3.0 | 1.5 | +10 | 19507 |
| Total households | 768 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 740 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +27 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2016 and 2021. 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 South West Corner in 2021 compared to South Australia shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 9.5% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 5.6% were one-parent families, compared with 26.9% and 10.8% respectively for South Australia.
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 43.0% compared to 27.3% in South Australia while the proportion of couples without children was 19.1% compared to 26.4% in South Australia.
Emerging groups
The number of households in South West Corner increased by 28 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest change in family/household types in South West Corner between 2016 and 2021 was:
- Lone person (+57 households)