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Deer Park District

Household type

In the Deer Park District, 42.2% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 32.6% in Sunshine North.

The Deer Park 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, the Deer Park District'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.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'

Household type
Deer Park District - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Sunshine North %Number%Sunshine North %2016 to 2021
Couples with children5,68442.232.65,73044.734.5-46
Couples without children2,46918.317.52,31418.018.2+155
One parent families2,01715.016.11,89814.817.2+119
Other families2271.72.01871.52.4+40
Group household3802.85.13332.63.6+47
Lone person2,04015.120.81,74013.619.3+300
Other not classifiable household5944.45.25864.63.9+8
Visitor only households640.50.8420.30.7+22
Total households13,475100.0100.012,830100.0100.0+645
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 the Deer Park District in 2021 compared to Sunshine North shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 42.2% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 15.0% were one-parent families, compared with 32.6% and 16.1% respectively for Sunshine North.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 15.1% compared to 20.8% in Sunshine North while the proportion of couples without children was 18.3% compared to 17.5% in Sunshine North.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Deer Park District increased by 645 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Lone person (+300 households)
  • Couples without children (+155 households)
  • One parent families (+119 households)

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