Hurlstone Park
Household size
24% of Hurlstone Park's households contain only one person, compared with 21% in Canterbury City.
The size of households in general follows the life-cycle of families. Households are usually small at the stage of relationship formation (early marriage), and then increase in size with the advent of children. They later reduce in size again as these children reach adulthood and leave home. Household size can also be influenced by a lack (or abundance) of affordable housing. Overseas migrants and indigenous persons often have a tradition of living with extended family members which significantly affects household size.
Household size in Australia has declined since the 1970s but between 2006 and 2011, the average household size remained stable for the nation as a whole.
An increasing household size in an area may indicate a lack of affordable housing opportunities for young people, an increase in the birth rate or an increase in family formation in the area. A declining household size may indicate children leaving the area when they leave home, an increase in retirees settling in the area, or an attraction of young singles and couples to the area.
For greater insight, Hurlstone Park's Household Size data should be viewed in conjunction with Household Summary, Age Structure, Dwelling Type, Household Income and Language Spoken at Home.
Derived from the three Census questions:
'Name of each person including visitors who spent the night of Tuesday, 9 August 2011 in this dwelling', and 'Where does the person usually live?', and 'Are there any persons who usually live in this dwelling who were absent on Census Night (Tuesday, 9 August 2011)?'
Family, group and lone person households
| Household size | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurlstone Park | 2011 | 2006 | Change | |||||
| Number of persons usually resident | Number | % | Canterbury City | Number | % | Canterbury City | 2006 to 2011 | |
| 1 person | 378 | 24.2 | 21.2 | 361 | 23.8 | 23.2 | +16 | 20001 |
| 2 persons | 492 | 31.5 | 27.8 | 484 | 31.8 | 28.3 | +8 | 20002 |
| 3 persons | 291 | 18.6 | 19.2 | 249 | 16.4 | 18.4 | +42 | 20003 |
| 4 persons | 279 | 17.9 | 17.9 | 280 | 18.4 | 16.9 | -1 | 20004 |
| 5 persons | 87 | 5.6 | 8.5 | 98 | 6.5 | 8.1 | -11 | 20005 |
| 6 or more persons | 35 | 2.2 | 5.4 | 46 | 3.1 | 5.2 | -11 | 20006 |
| Total classifiable households | 1,562 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,519 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +42 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2011. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id, the population experts.
(Enumerated data)
Dominant groups
Analysis of the number of persons usually resident in a household in Hurlstone Park compared with Canterbury City shows that there were a higher proportion of lone person households, and a lower proportion of larger households (those with 4 persons or more). Overall there were 24.2% of lone person households, and 25.7% of larger households, compared with 21.2% and 31.8% respectively for Canterbury City.
The major differences in the household size for Hurlstone Park and Canterbury City were:
- A larger percentage of households with 2 persons usually resident (31.5% compared to 27.8%)
- A larger percentage of households with 1 person usually resident (24.2% compared to 21.2%)
- A smaller percentage of households with 6 or more persons usually resident (2.2% compared to 5.4%)
- A smaller percentage of households with 5 persons usually resident (5.6% compared to 8.5%)
Emerging groups
The number of households in Hurlstone Park increased by 43 between 2006 and 2011.
There were no major differences in Hurlstone Park between 2006 and 2011.