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Sunshine West

Household type

In Sunshine West, 31.7% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 39.6% in Taylors Ward.

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.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

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

Household type
Sunshine West - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Taylors Ward %Number%Taylors Ward %2016 to 2021
Couples with children2,06631.739.62,11333.345.0-47
Couples without children1,38721.323.91,36521.521.2+22
One parent families1,04015.913.198915.612.7+51
Other families1211.91.01442.31.2-23
Group household2794.31.72453.91.3+34
Lone person1,32920.417.31,18518.714.8+144
Other not classifiable household2704.13.22694.23.6+1
Visitor only households330.50.3330.50.20
Total households6,525100.0100.06,343100.0100.0+182
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 Sunshine West in 2021 compared to Taylors Ward shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 31.7% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 15.9% were one-parent families, compared with 39.6% and 13.1% respectively for Taylors Ward.

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 20.4% compared to 17.3% in Taylors Ward while the proportion of couples without children was 21.3% compared to 23.9% in Taylors Ward.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Sunshine West increased by 182 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Sunshine West between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+144 households)
  • One parent families (+51 households)

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