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Gosford City

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In Gosford City, 27.7% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 30.8% in Point Clare - Tascott - Koolewong - Woy Woy Bay.

Gosford City'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 City'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 City - Total households (Enumerated)20212006Change
Households by typeNumber%Point Clare - Tascott - Koolewong - Woy Woy Bay %Number%Point Clare - Tascott - Koolewong - Woy Woy Bay %2006 to 2021
Couples with children19,86227.730.817,84928.830.2+2,013
Couples without children18,91226.427.315,71425.426.8+3,198
One parent families8,12611.310.07,20911.69.6+917
Other families5760.80.85190.80.9+57
Group household1,9582.73.01,6442.72.1+314
Lone person18,95226.425.215,65425.324.7+3,298
Other not classifiable household2,5033.52.42,9334.74.8-430
Visitor only households7971.10.54180.70.7+379
Total households71,686100.0100.061,940100.0100.0+9,746
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Gosford City in 2021 compared to Point Clare - Tascott - Koolewong - Woy Woy Bay shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 27.7% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 11.3% were one-parent families, compared with 30.8% and 10.0% respectively for Point Clare - Tascott - Koolewong - Woy Woy Bay.

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 26.4% compared to 25.2% in Point Clare - Tascott - Koolewong - Woy Woy Bay while the proportion of couples without children was 26.4% compared to 27.3% in Point Clare - Tascott - Koolewong - Woy Woy Bay.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Gosford City increased by 9,746 between 2006 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Gosford City between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+3,298 households)
  • Couples without children (+3,198 households)
  • Couples with children (+2,013 households)
  • One parent families (+917 households)

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