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Central Coast Council area

Household type

In Central Coast Council area, 23.0% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 22.6% in Regional TAS.

Central Coast Council area'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, Central Coast Council area'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
Central Coast Council area - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Regional TAS %Number%Regional TAS %2016 to 2021
Couples with children2,22623.022.62,13224.123.5+94
Couples without children3,04331.429.52,75031.028.5+293
One parent families1,00910.410.591310.310.2+96
Other families710.70.8530.60.8+18
Group household1761.82.61551.82.6+21
Lone person2,72528.128.42,43727.528.2+288
Other not classifiable household3203.33.63273.74.7-7
Visitor only households1201.21.9901.01.6+30
Total households9,690100.0100.08,857100.0100.0+833
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 Central Coast Council area in 2021 compared to Regional TAS shows that there was a similar proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 23.0% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 10.4% were one-parent families, compared with 22.6% and 10.5% respectively for Regional TAS.

There were a similar proportion of lone person households and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 28.1% compared to 28.4% in Regional TAS while the proportion of couples without children was 31.4% compared to 29.5% in Regional TAS.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Central Coast Council area increased by 833 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Central Coast Council area between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+293 households)
  • Lone person (+288 households)
  • One parent families (+96 households)
  • Couples with children (+94 households)

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