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Suffolk Park - Broken Head

Household type

In Suffolk Park - Broken Head, 24.8% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 29.7% in Australia.

Suffolk Park - Broken Head'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, Suffolk Park - Broken Head'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
Suffolk Park - Broken Head - Total households (Enumerated)20212001Change
Households by typeNumber%Australia %Number%Australia %2001 to 2021
Couples with children43824.829.733023.832.7+107
Couples without children41823.725.426419.024.4+154
One parent families18410.410.521715.710.5-34
Other families150.81.1120.91.3+2
Group household18510.53.71077.83.7+77
Lone person34719.624.230722.122.9+40
Other not classifiable household1146.53.8674.92.6+46
Visitor only households653.71.6795.72.0-15
Total households1,766100.0100.01,388100.0100.0+378
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Suffolk Park - Broken Head in 2021 compared to Australia shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 24.8% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 10.4% were one-parent families, compared with 29.7% and 10.5% respectively for Australia.

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 19.6% compared to 24.2% in Australia while the proportion of couples without children was 23.7% compared to 25.4% in Australia.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Suffolk Park - Broken Head increased by 378 between 2001 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Suffolk Park - Broken Head between 2001 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+154 households)
  • Couples with children (+107 households)
  • Group household (+77 households)

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