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Kurri Kurri planning district

Household type

In the Kurri Kurri planning district, 29.4% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 30.8% in New South Wales.

The Kurri Kurri planning district'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 Kurri Kurri planning district'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
Kurri Kurri planning district - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%New South Wales %Number%New South Wales %2016 to 2021
Couples with children2,49429.430.82,19230.231.5+302
Couples without children2,11324.925.01,74024.024.2+373
One parent families1,31415.510.61,02214.110.7+292
Other families851.01.1751.01.2+10
Group household2012.43.71722.43.9+29
Lone person1,94222.923.71,72423.822.4+219
Other not classifiable household3033.64.03084.34.8-5
Visitor only households410.51.2150.21.3+26
Total households8,495100.0100.07,250100.0100.0+1,246
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 Kurri Kurri planning district in 2021 compared to New South Wales shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 29.4% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 15.5% were one-parent families, compared with 30.8% and 10.6% respectively for New South Wales.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a similar proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 22.9% compared to 23.7% in New South Wales while the proportion of couples without children was 24.9% compared to 25.0% in New South Wales.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Kurri Kurri planning district increased by 1,245 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in the Kurri Kurri planning district between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+373 households)
  • Couples with children (+302 households)
  • One parent families (+292 households)
  • Lone person (+219 households)

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