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Gosford West Ward

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In Gosford West Ward, 22.2% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 36.2% in Avoca Beach - Picketts Valley - Copacabana - MacMasters Beach.

Gosford West 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, Gosford West 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
Gosford West Ward - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Avoca Beach - Picketts Valley - Copacabana - MacMasters Beach %Number%Avoca Beach - Picketts Valley - Copacabana - MacMasters Beach %2016 to 2021
Couples with children6,69422.236.26,49623.638.8+198
Couples without children7,51724.929.16,70824.325.8+809
One parent families3,60712.010.63,30012.011.2+307
Other families3111.00.43081.10.4+3
Group household1,0273.41.79463.42.0+80
Lone person9,41031.215.58,23729.917.0+1,173
Other not classifiable household1,2584.22.31,2484.52.8+10
Visitor only households3351.14.23291.22.0+6
Total households30,159100.0100.027,574100.0100.0+2,585
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 Gosford West Ward in 2021 compared to Avoca Beach - Picketts Valley - Copacabana - MacMasters Beach shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 22.2% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 12.0% were one-parent families, compared with 36.2% and 10.6% respectively for Avoca Beach - Picketts Valley - Copacabana - MacMasters Beach.

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 31.2% compared to 15.5% in Avoca Beach - Picketts Valley - Copacabana - MacMasters Beach while the proportion of couples without children was 24.9% compared to 29.1% in Avoca Beach - Picketts Valley - Copacabana - MacMasters Beach.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Gosford West Ward increased by 2,585 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Gosford West Ward between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+1,173 households)
  • Couples without children (+809 households)
  • One parent families (+307 households)
  • Couples with children (+198 households)

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