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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 29.6% in the St Albans District.

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)20211991Change
Households by typeNumber%St Albans District %Number%St Albans District %1991 to 2021
Couples with children5,68442.229.63,42664.459.2+2,258
Couples without children2,46918.319.977714.616.7+1,691
One parent families2,01715.016.25189.710.1+1,499
Other families2271.72.3400.81.3+187
Group household3802.84.2761.41.5+304
Lone person2,04015.120.73907.49.4+1,649
Other not classifiable household5944.46.3711.31.3+523
Visitor only households640.50.8160.30.5+48
Total households13,475100.0100.05,316100.0100.0+8,158
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 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 the St Albans District 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 29.6% and 16.2% respectively for the St Albans District.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 15.1% compared to 20.7% in the St Albans District while the proportion of couples without children was 18.3% compared to 19.9% in the St Albans District.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Deer Park District increased by 8,159 between 1991 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in the Deer Park District between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (+2,258 households)
  • Couples without children (+1,691 households)
  • Lone person (+1,649 households)
  • One parent families (+1,499 households)

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