Fountain Gate Wider Catchment
Household type
In Fountain Gate Wider Catchment, 44.5% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 61.1% in Clyde North (Grices to Thompsons).
Fountain Gate Wider 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 Wider 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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Derived from the Census question:
'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'
Households
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| Fountain Gate Wider Catchment - Total households (Enumerated) | 2021 | 1996 | Change | |||||
| Households by type | Number | % | Clyde North (Grices to Thompsons) % | Number | % | Clyde North (Grices to Thompsons) % | 1996 to 2021 | |
 Couples with children | 35,162 | 44.5 | 61.1 | 7,250 | 44.9 | 48.8 | +27,912 | 19500 |
| Couples without children | 16,330 | 20.7 | 16.4 | 3,601 | 22.3 | 26.5 | +12,728 | 19501 |
| One parent families | 9,391 | 11.9 | 8.1 | 1,844 | 11.4 | 6.8 | +7,547 | 19502 |
| Other families | 885 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 161 | 1.0 | 1.9 | +723 | 19503 |
| Group household | 1,820 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 445 | 2.8 | 1.9 | +1,374 | 19504 |
| Lone person | 12,522 | 15.8 | 10.6 | 2,598 | 16.1 | 12.3 | +9,924 | 19505 |
| Other not classifiable household | 2,743 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 167 | 1.0 | 1.9 | +2,576 | 19506 |
| Visitor only households | 226 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 82 | 0.5 | -- | +144 | 19507 |
| Total households | 79,079 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 16,151 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +62,928 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 1996 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the household/family types in Fountain Gate Wider Catchment in 2021 compared to Clyde North (Grices to Thompsons) shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 44.5% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 11.9% were one-parent families, compared with 61.1% and 8.1% respectively for Clyde North (Grices to Thompsons).
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 15.8% compared to 10.6% in Clyde North (Grices to Thompsons) while the proportion of couples without children was 20.7% compared to 16.4% in Clyde North (Grices to Thompsons).
Emerging groups
The number of households in Fountain Gate Wider Catchment increased by 62,928 between 1996 and 2021.
The largest changes in family/household types in Fountain Gate Wider Catchment between 1996 and 2021 were:
- Couples with children (+27,912 households)
- Couples without children (+12,728 households)
- Lone person (+9,924 households)
- One parent families (+7,547 households)