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Gosford East Ward

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In Gosford East Ward, 30.9% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 31.9% in Terrigal - North Avoca.

Gosford East 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 East 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 East Ward - Total households (Enumerated)20212006Change
Households by typeNumber%Terrigal - North Avoca %Number%Terrigal - North Avoca %2006 to 2021
Couples with children8,13530.931.97,25831.831.1+876
Couples without children7,52428.628.86,12526.926.9+1,398
One parent families2,63010.09.92,49811.010.8+132
Other families1390.50.51480.61.1-9
Group household5342.02.95162.34.0+18
Lone person6,13823.320.45,29823.220.1+840
Other not classifiable household8203.13.98133.65.1+6
Visitor only households3941.51.71330.60.9+261
Total households26,314100.0100.022,792100.0100.0+3,522
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 Gosford East Ward in 2021 compared to Terrigal - North Avoca shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 30.9% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 10.0% were one-parent families, compared with 31.9% and 9.9% respectively for Terrigal - North Avoca.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a similar proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 23.3% compared to 20.4% in Terrigal - North Avoca while the proportion of couples without children was 28.6% compared to 28.8% in Terrigal - North Avoca.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Gosford East Ward increased by 3,522 between 2006 and 2021.

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

  • Couples without children (+1,398 households)
  • Couples with children (+876 households)
  • Lone person (+840 households)
  • One parent families (+132 households)

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