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Valley View - Walkley Heights

Household type

In Valley View - Walkley Heights, 31.3% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 27.6% in the City of Port Adelaide Enfield.

Valley View - Walkley Heights'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, Valley View - Walkley Heights'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
Valley View - Walkley Heights - Total households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Households by typeNumber%City of Port Adelaide Enfield %Number%City of Port Adelaide Enfield %1991 to 2021
Couples with children28831.327.637750.529.2-89
Couples without children26028.322.116822.524.3+92
One parent families10711.611.8739.812.7+34
Other families161.71.6121.61.7+4
Group household303.34.6202.74.0+10
Lone person20522.328.79312.525.8+112
Other not classifiable household131.42.830.41.4+10
Visitor only households0--0.70--0.90
Total households919100.0100.0746100.0100.0+173
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Valley View - Walkley Heights in 2021 compared to the City of Port Adelaide Enfield shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 31.3% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 11.6% were one-parent families, compared with 27.6% and 11.8% respectively for the City of Port Adelaide Enfield.

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 22.3% compared to 28.7% in the City of Port Adelaide Enfield while the proportion of couples without children was 28.3% compared to 22.1% in the City of Port Adelaide Enfield.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Valley View - Walkley Heights increased by 173 between 1991 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Valley View - Walkley Heights between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+112 households)
  • Couples without children (+92 households)
  • Couples with children (-89 households)

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