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Forest Hill - East Wagga Wagga

Household type

In Forest Hill - East Wagga Wagga, 36.5% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 19.0% in Mount Austin.

Forest Hill - East Wagga Wagga'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, Forest Hill - East Wagga Wagga'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
Forest Hill - East Wagga Wagga - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Mount Austin %Number%Mount Austin %2016 to 2021
Couples with children41536.519.029530.819.4+120
Couples without children23921.018.423124.121.2+8
One parent families15613.716.215015.717.1+6
Other families30.31.070.71.5-4
Group household292.64.0272.83.3+2
Lone person21518.934.119920.832.8+15
Other not classifiable household474.16.6424.44.5+5
Visitor only households322.80.760.60.2+26
Total households1,136100.0100.0958100.0100.0+177
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 Forest Hill - East Wagga Wagga in 2021 compared to Mount Austin shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 36.5% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 13.7% were one-parent families, compared with 19.0% and 16.2% respectively for Mount Austin.

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 18.9% compared to 34.1% in Mount Austin while the proportion of couples without children was 21.0% compared to 18.4% in Mount Austin.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Forest Hill - East Wagga Wagga increased by 178 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in family/household types in Forest Hill - East Wagga Wagga between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Couples with children (+120 households)

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