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Parramatta Park

Household type

In Parramatta Park, 10.4% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 10.7% in Cairns North.

Parramatta Park'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, Parramatta Park'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
Parramatta Park - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Cairns North %Number%Cairns North %2016 to 2021
Couples with children15810.410.71539.910.7+5
Couples without children28118.517.928718.618.7-6
One parent families17911.88.61479.58.2+32
Other families161.11.1191.21.2-3
Group household1479.77.817411.39.0-27
Lone person58038.238.355335.834.5+27
Other not classifiable household1228.010.916410.614.2-42
Visitor only households352.34.7463.03.5-11
Total households1,518100.0100.01,543100.0100.0-25
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 Parramatta Park in 2021 compared to Cairns North shows that there was a similar proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 10.4% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 11.8% were one-parent families, compared with 10.7% and 8.6% respectively for Cairns North.

There were a similar proportion of lone person households and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 38.2% compared to 38.3% in Cairns North while the proportion of couples without children was 18.5% compared to 17.9% in Cairns North.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Parramatta Park decreased by 25 between 2016 and 2021.

There were no major differences in Parramatta Park between 2016 and 2021.

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