Tuggerah - Mardi
Household type
In Tuggerah - Mardi, 33.9% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 32.0% in Yattalunga - Saratoga - Davistown.
Tuggerah - Mardi'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, Tuggerah - Mardi'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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Derived from the Census question:
'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'
Households
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the household/family types in Tuggerah - Mardi in 2021 compared to Yattalunga - Saratoga - Davistown shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 33.9% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 16.1% were one-parent families, compared with 32.0% and 9.9% respectively for Yattalunga - Saratoga - Davistown.
There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 19.7% compared to 22.7% in Yattalunga - Saratoga - Davistown while the proportion of couples without children was 23.8% compared to 30.0% in Yattalunga - Saratoga - Davistown.
Emerging groups
The number of households in Tuggerah - Mardi increased by 296 between 2006 and 2021.
The largest changes in family/household types in Tuggerah - Mardi between 2006 and 2021 were:
- One parent families (+113 households)
- Lone person (+104 households)