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Gosford - West Gosford

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In Gosford - West Gosford, 11.4% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 41.9% in Lisarow - Mount Elliot.

Gosford - West Gosford'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 Gosford'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 Gosford - Total households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Households by typeNumber%Lisarow - Mount Elliot %Number%Lisarow - Mount Elliot %1991 to 2021
Couples with children38611.441.923018.655.5+156
Couples without children78923.425.730724.919.3+481
One parent families3159.311.612310.07.9+191
Other families411.20.4201.60.6+21
Group household2206.51.7947.72.1+125
Lone person1,39241.217.040532.812.2+986
Other not classifiable household1965.81.4302.51.5+166
Visitor only households391.20.2231.90.9+16
Total households3,378100.0100.01,235100.0100.0+2,142
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Gosford - West Gosford in 2021 compared to Lisarow - Mount Elliot shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 11.4% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 9.3% were one-parent families, compared with 41.9% and 11.6% respectively for Lisarow - Mount Elliot.

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 41.2% compared to 17.0% in Lisarow - Mount Elliot while the proportion of couples without children was 23.4% compared to 25.7% in Lisarow - Mount Elliot.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Gosford - West Gosford increased by 2,143 between 1991 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Gosford - West Gosford between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+986 households)
  • Couples without children (+481 households)
  • One parent families (+191 households)
  • Couples with children (+156 households)

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