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Fountain Gate Core Catchment

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In Fountain Gate Core Catchment, 43.6% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 50.5% in Harkaway.

Fountain Gate Core Catchment'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, Fountain Gate Core Catchment'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
Fountain Gate Core Catchment - Total households (Enumerated)20212006Change
Households by typeNumber%Harkaway %Number%Harkaway %2006 to 2021
Couples with children28,81943.650.524,93045.949.3+3,889
Couples without children14,03321.225.911,49521.230.5+2,537
One parent families7,92312.08.96,47111.97.2+1,451
Other families7121.1--4530.8--+259
Group household1,6292.51.01,1372.10.2+492
Lone person10,39615.79.27,80714.49.3+2,589
Other not classifiable household2,3893.64.61,7623.23.4+627
Visitor only households2090.3--2090.40.20
Total households66,110100.0100.054,266100.0100.0+11,843
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 Fountain Gate Core Catchment in 2021 compared to Harkaway shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 43.6% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 12.0% were one-parent families, compared with 50.5% and 8.9% respectively for Harkaway.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 15.7% compared to 9.2% in Harkaway while the proportion of couples without children was 21.2% compared to 25.9% in Harkaway.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Fountain Gate Core Catchment increased by 11,844 between 2006 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Fountain Gate Core Catchment between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (+3,889 households)
  • Lone person (+2,589 households)
  • Couples without children (+2,537 households)
  • One parent families (+1,451 households)

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