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Harvester Ward

Household type

In Harvester Ward, 32.4% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 37.7% in Western Region.

Harvester Ward'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, Harvester Ward'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
Harvester Ward - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Western Region %Number%Western Region %2016 to 2021
Couples with children6,40132.437.76,52834.337.5-127
Couples without children3,80019.221.03,69919.421.1+101
One parent families2,81214.211.62,69414.211.8+118
Other families3882.01.44262.21.5-38
Group household9815.03.58644.53.7+117
Lone person4,27321.620.23,79319.919.1+480
Other not classifiable household9584.84.19254.94.6+33
Visitor only households1560.80.5960.50.6+60
Total households19,769100.0100.019,025100.0100.0+744
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 Harvester Ward in 2021 compared to Western Region shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 32.4% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 14.2% were one-parent families, compared with 37.7% and 11.6% respectively for Western Region.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 21.6% compared to 20.2% in Western Region while the proportion of couples without children was 19.2% compared to 21.0% in Western Region.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Harvester Ward increased by 744 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Harvester Ward between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+480 households)
  • Couples with children (-127 households)
  • One parent families (+118 households)
  • Group household (+117 households)

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