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Rural South West

Household type

In Rural South West, 22.7% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 14.7% in Brunswick Heads.

Rural South 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, Rural South West'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
Rural South West - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Brunswick Heads %Number%Brunswick Heads %2016 to 2021
Couples with children21022.714.719824.513.5+12
Couples without children25527.520.822628.018.5+28
One parent families808.610.48610.712.2-7
Other families50.50.920.30.3+2
Group household394.26.7394.84.50
Lone person19921.530.916220.131.6+36
Other not classifiable household11011.95.78210.37.7+27
Visitor only households293.19.991.211.8+19
Total households927100.0100.0808100.0100.0+118
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 Rural South West in 2021 compared to Brunswick Heads shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 22.7% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 8.6% were one-parent families, compared with 14.7% and 10.4% respectively for Brunswick Heads.

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 21.5% compared to 30.9% in Brunswick Heads while the proportion of couples without children was 27.5% compared to 20.8% in Brunswick Heads.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Rural South West increased by 119 between 2016 and 2021.

There were no major differences in Rural South West between 2016 and 2021.

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