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Ettalong Beach - Booker Bay

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In Ettalong Beach - Booker Bay, 13.9% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 27.1% in Central Coast Council area.

Ettalong Beach - Booker Bay'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, Ettalong Beach - Booker Bay'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
Ettalong Beach - Booker Bay - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Central Coast Council area %Number%Central Coast Council area %2016 to 2021
Couples with children46113.927.141613.928.3+45
Couples without children92427.925.878026.125.2+144
One parent families36210.912.838112.712.7-19
Other families310.90.9531.80.9-22
Group household1233.72.81083.62.9+15
Lone person1,25237.826.01,08436.225.1+168
Other not classifiable household1364.13.71364.53.90
Visitor only households270.81.0341.10.9-7
Total households3,316100.0100.02,992100.0100.0+324
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 Ettalong Beach - Booker Bay in 2021 compared to Central Coast Council area shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 13.9% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 10.9% were one-parent families, compared with 27.1% and 12.8% respectively for Central Coast Council area.

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 37.8% compared to 26.0% in Central Coast Council area while the proportion of couples without children was 27.9% compared to 25.8% in Central Coast Council area.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Ettalong Beach - Booker Bay increased by 324 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Ettalong Beach - Booker Bay between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+168 households)
  • Couples without children (+144 households)

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