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Bass Coast ShireCommunity profile

Newhaven - Cape Woolamai

Household type

In Newhaven - Cape Woolamai, 24.3% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 19.5% in Bass Coast Shire.

Newhaven - Cape Woolamai'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, Newhaven - Cape Woolamai'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
Newhaven - Cape Woolamai - Total households (Enumerated)20212006Change
Households by typeNumber%Bass Coast Shire %Number%Bass Coast Shire %2006 to 2021
Couples with children29224.319.517123.721.1+120
Couples without children32527.031.320728.631.0+117
One parent families1018.48.87510.48.8+25
Other families100.80.630.40.7+7
Group household282.32.3223.12.4+5
Lone person27122.529.517824.629.4+93
Other not classifiable household1078.94.4446.14.6+63
Visitor only households695.73.6223.01.9+47
Total households1,203100.0100.0725100.0100.0+477
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 Newhaven - Cape Woolamai in 2021 compared to Bass Coast Shire shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 24.3% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 8.4% were one-parent families, compared with 19.5% and 8.8% respectively for Bass Coast Shire.

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 22.5% compared to 29.5% in Bass Coast Shire while the proportion of couples without children was 27.0% compared to 31.3% in Bass Coast Shire.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Newhaven - Cape Woolamai increased by 478 between 2006 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Newhaven - Cape Woolamai between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (+120 households)
  • Couples without children (+117 households)
  • Lone person (+93 households)

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