Lisarow - Mount Elliot
Household type
In Lisarow - Mount Elliot, 41.9% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 22.8% in Northern Lakes, San Remo-Budgewoi and Toukley.
Lisarow - Mount Elliot'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, Lisarow - Mount Elliot'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
| Household type | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisarow - Mount Elliot - Total households (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Households by type | Number | % | Northern Lakes, San Remo-Budgewoi and Toukley % | Number | % | Northern Lakes, San Remo-Budgewoi and Toukley % | 2016 to 2021 | |
| Couples with children | 773 | 41.9 | 22.8 | 772 | 43.6 | 24.3 | +1 | 19500 |
| Couples without children | 474 | 25.7 | 27.0 | 436 | 24.6 | 27.6 | +38 | 19501 |
| One parent families | 213 | 11.6 | 13.9 | 177 | 10.0 | 13.8 | +36 | 19502 |
| Other families | 8 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 17 | 1.0 | 0.9 | -9 | 19503 |
| Group household | 32 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 30 | 1.7 | 3.2 | +2 | 19504 |
| Lone person | 314 | 17.0 | 27.7 | 294 | 16.6 | 25.6 | +20 | 19505 |
| Other not classifiable household | 26 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 42 | 2.4 | 3.8 | -16 | 19506 |
| Visitor only households | 3 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 4 | 0.2 | 0.9 | -1 | 19507 |
| Total households | 1,843 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,772 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +71 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2016 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 Lisarow - Mount Elliot in 2021 compared to Northern Lakes, San Remo-Budgewoi and Toukley shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 41.9% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 11.6% were one-parent families, compared with 22.8% and 13.9% respectively for Northern Lakes, San Remo-Budgewoi and Toukley.
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 17.0% compared to 27.7% in Northern Lakes, San Remo-Budgewoi and Toukley while the proportion of couples without children was 25.7% compared to 27.0% in Northern Lakes, San Remo-Budgewoi and Toukley.
Emerging groups
The number of households in Lisarow - Mount Elliot increased by 71 between 2016 and 2021.
There were no major differences in Lisarow - Mount Elliot between 2016 and 2021.