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In Mountains, 27.1% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 40.4% in Valleys.

Mountains'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, Mountains'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
Mountains - Total households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Households by typeNumber%Valleys %Number%Valleys %1991 to 2021
Couples with children40927.140.449142.148.8-83
Couples without children39926.532.027823.822.7+121
One parent families1318.78.1766.58.1+55
Other families100.70.2141.21.1-4
Group household453.01.9453.92.80
Lone person36324.111.120217.412.8+160
Other not classifiable household1278.44.6363.12.5+91
Visitor only households241.61.6221.91.2+2
Total households1,508100.0100.01,166100.0100.0+341
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 Mountains in 2021 compared to Valleys shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 27.1% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 8.7% were one-parent families, compared with 40.4% and 8.1% respectively for Valleys.

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 24.1% compared to 11.1% in Valleys while the proportion of couples without children was 26.5% compared to 32.0% in Valleys.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Mountains increased by 342 between 1991 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Mountains between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+160 households)
  • Couples without children (+121 households)
  • Couples with children (-83 households)
  • One parent families (+55 households)

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