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Ethelton - Port Adelaide and District

Household type

In Ethelton - Port Adelaide and District, 16.2% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 27.6% in the City of Port Adelaide Enfield.

Ethelton - Port Adelaide and District'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, Ethelton - Port Adelaide and District'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
Ethelton - Port Adelaide and District - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%City of Port Adelaide Enfield %Number%City of Port Adelaide Enfield %2016 to 2021
Couples with children36216.227.636217.126.40
Couples without children54724.522.148623.021.8+61
One parent families23810.711.824311.512.1-5
Other families231.01.6241.11.5-1
Group household823.74.6904.34.6-8
Lone person88839.728.779637.729.1+92
Other not classifiable household592.62.8813.83.6-22
Visitor only households351.60.7291.40.8+6
Total households2,234100.0100.02,111100.0100.0+123
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 Ethelton - Port Adelaide and District in 2021 compared to the City of Port Adelaide Enfield shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 16.2% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 10.7% were one-parent families, compared with 27.6% and 11.8% respectively for the City of Port Adelaide Enfield.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 39.7% compared to 28.7% in the City of Port Adelaide Enfield while the proportion of couples without children was 24.5% compared to 22.1% in the City of Port Adelaide Enfield.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Ethelton - Port Adelaide and District increased by 123 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Ethelton - Port Adelaide and District between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+92 households)
  • Couples without children (+61 households)

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