Sunshine West
Household type
In Sunshine West, 33.3% of households were made up of couples with children in 2016, compared with 35.3% in Kings Park.
Sunshine West'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, Sunshine West's Household Summary should be viewed in conjunction with Households with Children, Households without Children, Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.
If you're looking at this data to prepare a housing strategy, learn more here.
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'
Households
| Household type | ||||||||
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| Sunshine West - Total households (Enumerated) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Households by type | Number | % | Kings Park % | Number | % | Kings Park % | 2011 to 2016 | |
 Couples with children | 2,113 | 33.3 | 35.3 | 1,932 | 33.8 | 38.0 | +181 | 19500 |
| Couples without children | 1,365 | 21.5 | 21.0 | 1,285 | 22.5 | 19.9 | +80 | 19501 |
| One parent families | 989 | 15.6 | 19.3 | 957 | 16.8 | 18.9 | +32 | 19502 |
| Other families | 144 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 112 | 2.0 | 1.8 | +32 | 19503 |
| Group household | 245 | 3.9 | 2.1 | 206 | 3.6 | 2.3 | +39 | 19504 |
| Lone person | 1,185 | 18.7 | 15.7 | 989 | 17.3 | 14.1 | +196 | 19505 |
| Other not classifiable household | 269 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 211 | 3.7 | 4.7 | +58 | 19506 |
| Visitor only households | 33 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 18 | 0.3 | 0.4 | +15 | 19507 |
| Total households | 6,343 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 5,710 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +633 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the household/family types in Sunshine West in 2016 compared to Kings Park shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 33.3% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 15.6% were one-parent families, compared with 35.3% and 19.3% respectively for Kings Park.
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 18.7% compared to 15.7% in Kings Park while the proportion of couples without children was 21.5% compared to 21.0% in Kings Park.
Emerging groups
The number of households in Sunshine West increased by 633 between 2011 and 2016.
The largest changes in family/household types in Sunshine West between 2011 and 2016 were:
- Lone person (+196 households)
- Couples with children (+181 households)
- Couples without children (+80 households)