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In Deer Park, 34.7% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 51.1% in Cairnlea.

Deer Park'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, Deer Park'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
Deer Park - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Cairnlea %Number%Cairnlea %2016 to 2021
Couples with children2,17234.751.12,24637.056.6-74
Couples without children1,26220.217.01,20219.814.6+60
One parent families92414.814.893615.414.1-12
Other families1201.91.41071.81.5+13
Group household2083.32.01843.01.9+24
Lone person1,20019.210.41,03417.07.8+166
Other not classifiable household3435.53.23435.63.10
Visitor only households320.50.1240.40.4+8
Total households6,261100.0100.06,076100.0100.0+185
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 Deer Park in 2021 compared to Cairnlea shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 34.7% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 14.8% were one-parent families, compared with 51.1% and 14.8% respectively for Cairnlea.

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 19.2% compared to 10.4% in Cairnlea while the proportion of couples without children was 20.2% compared to 17.0% in Cairnlea.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Deer Park increased by 185 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Deer Park between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+166 households)
  • Couples with children (-74 households)
  • Couples without children (+60 households)

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