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The Entrance - The Entrance North

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In The Entrance - The Entrance North, 12.9% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 18.9% in Gosford Central.

The Entrance - The Entrance North'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, The Entrance - The Entrance North'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
The Entrance - The Entrance North - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Gosford Central %Number%Gosford Central %2016 to 2021
Couples with children39512.918.937113.520.2+24
Couples without children74424.224.562322.723.6+121
One parent families39212.810.535913.110.9+33
Other families311.00.9271.00.8+4
Group household1234.03.71194.33.5+4
Lone person1,17338.236.11,02037.135.0+153
Other not classifiable household1494.94.71716.25.0-22
Visitor only households652.10.7562.00.9+9
Total households3,072100.0100.02,746100.0100.0+326
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 The Entrance - The Entrance North in 2021 compared to Gosford Central shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 12.9% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 12.8% were one-parent families, compared with 18.9% and 10.5% respectively for Gosford Central.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a similar proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 38.2% compared to 36.1% in Gosford Central while the proportion of couples without children was 24.2% compared to 24.5% in Gosford Central.

Emerging groups

The number of households in The Entrance - The Entrance North increased by 326 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in The Entrance - The Entrance North between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+153 households)
  • Couples without children (+121 households)

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