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Southern Lakes and The Entrance

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In Southern Lakes and The Entrance, 26.4% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 40.7% in the Warnervale - Wadalba District.

Southern Lakes and The Entrance'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, Southern Lakes and The Entrance'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
Southern Lakes and The Entrance - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Warnervale - Wadalba District %Number%Warnervale - Wadalba District %2016 to 2021
Couples with children5,82026.440.75,55726.943.3+263
Couples without children5,56925.222.94,98624.123.8+583
One parent families2,96113.415.32,85313.813.4+108
Other families2000.90.82101.00.7-10
Group household5922.72.25662.72.3+26
Lone person5,89726.714.75,46626.413.9+431
Other not classifiable household7843.63.08204.02.4-36
Visitor only households2361.10.52081.00.3+28
Total households22,059100.0100.020,666100.0100.0+1,393
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Southern Lakes and The Entrance in 2021 compared to the Warnervale - Wadalba District shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 26.4% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 13.4% were one-parent families, compared with 40.7% and 15.3% respectively for the Warnervale - Wadalba District.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 26.7% compared to 14.7% in the Warnervale - Wadalba District while the proportion of couples without children was 25.2% compared to 22.9% in the Warnervale - Wadalba District.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Southern Lakes and The Entrance increased by 1,393 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Southern Lakes and The Entrance between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+583 households)
  • Lone person (+431 households)
  • Couples with children (+263 households)
  • One parent families (+108 households)

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