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Roselands Ward

Household type

In Roselands Ward, 35.4% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 40.6% in Punchbowl.

Roselands Ward'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, Roselands Ward'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
Roselands Ward - Total households (Enumerated)20212006Change
Households by typeNumber%Punchbowl %Number%Punchbowl %2006 to 2021
Couples with children9,56635.440.68,31435.244.2+1,251
Couples without children4,55016.814.74,18717.715.0+362
One parent families3,35312.414.32,96312.614.7+390
Other families4601.71.73751.61.6+84
Group household1,2944.83.77083.02.1+586
Lone person6,02222.318.15,51323.417.9+508
Other not classifiable household1,6376.16.31,3555.74.0+281
Visitor only households1490.60.61740.70.6-25
Total households27,031100.0100.023,593100.0100.0+3,437
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Roselands Ward in 2021 compared to Punchbowl shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 35.4% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 12.4% were one-parent families, compared with 40.6% and 14.3% respectively for Punchbowl.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 22.3% compared to 18.1% in Punchbowl while the proportion of couples without children was 16.8% compared to 14.7% in Punchbowl.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Roselands Ward increased by 3,438 between 2006 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Roselands Ward between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (+1,251 households)
  • Group household (+586 households)
  • Lone person (+508 households)
  • One parent families (+390 households)

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