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Bega Valley ShireCommunity profile

Bermagui Coast - Wapengo and District

Household type

In Bermagui Coast - Wapengo and District, 13.3% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 19.4% in Bega Valley Shire.

Bermagui Coast - Wapengo 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, Bermagui Coast - Wapengo 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
Bermagui Coast - Wapengo and District - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Bega Valley Shire %Number%Bega Valley Shire %2016 to 2021
Couples with children18313.319.415513.520.0+27
Couples without children49535.932.941836.432.4+76
One parent families876.38.7817.18.7+6
Other families110.80.630.30.6+8
Group household362.62.4292.62.2+7
Lone person41329.928.535330.827.9+59
Other not classifiable household836.04.3474.25.1+35
Visitor only households715.13.3595.23.1+12
Total households1,379100.0100.01,148100.0100.0+230
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 Bermagui Coast - Wapengo and District in 2021 compared to Bega Valley Shire shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 13.3% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 6.3% were one-parent families, compared with 19.4% and 8.7% respectively for Bega Valley Shire.

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 29.9% compared to 28.5% in Bega Valley Shire while the proportion of couples without children was 35.9% compared to 32.9% in Bega Valley Shire.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Bermagui Coast - Wapengo and District increased by 231 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Bermagui Coast - Wapengo and District between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+76 households)
  • Lone person (+59 households)

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