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Shire of AshburtonCommunity profile

Shire of Ashburton

Household type

In the Shire of Ashburton, 21.9% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 23.8% in Regional WA.

The Shire of Ashburton'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, the Shire of Ashburton'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
Shire of Ashburton - Total households (Enumerated)20212006Change
Households by typeNumber%Regional WA %Number%Regional WA %2006 to 2021
Couples with children62421.923.878732.628.5-163
Couples without children40914.325.745718.926.2-48
One parent families1043.68.71004.18.6+4
Other families170.60.8130.50.8+4
Group household321.12.3532.22.5-21
Lone person38513.523.236915.320.8+16
Other not classifiable household2147.56.31877.75.9+27
Visitor only households1,06837.49.145018.66.7+618
Total households2,853100.0100.02,416100.0100.0+437
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in the Shire of Ashburton in 2021 compared to Regional WA shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 21.9% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 3.6% were one-parent families, compared with 23.8% and 8.7% respectively for Regional WA.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 13.5% compared to 23.2% in Regional WA while the proportion of couples without children was 14.3% compared to 25.7% in Regional WA.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Shire of Ashburton increased by 437 between 2006 and 2021.

The largest change in family/household types in the Shire of Ashburton between 2006 and 2021 was:

  • Couples with children (-163 households)

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