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Colac - West

Household type

In Colac - West, 21.4% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 37.2% in Elliminyt.

Colac - West'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, Colac - West'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
Colac - West - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Elliminyt %Number%Elliminyt %2016 to 2021
Couples with children27521.437.228422.637.7-10
Couples without children32325.132.028622.728.9+36
One parent families16612.96.817614.09.0-10
Other families131.00.3141.10.3-2
Group household554.31.9514.11.3+3
Lone person40531.419.837429.619.3+31
Other not classifiable household383.01.6604.83.4-22
Visitor only households131.00.4141.10.1-1
Total households1,288100.0100.01,262100.0100.0+25
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 Colac - West in 2021 compared to Elliminyt shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 21.4% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 12.9% were one-parent families, compared with 37.2% and 6.8% respectively for Elliminyt.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 31.4% compared to 19.8% in Elliminyt while the proportion of couples without children was 25.1% compared to 32.0% in Elliminyt.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Colac - West increased by 26 between 2016 and 2021.

There were no major differences in Colac - West between 2016 and 2021.

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