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Craignish - Dundowran (part)

Household type

In Craignish - Dundowran (part), 31.2% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 16.1% in the Howard - Torbanlea - Pacific Haven District.

Craignish - Dundowran (part)'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, Craignish - Dundowran (part)'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
Craignish - Dundowran (part) - Total households (Enumerated)20212006Change
Households by typeNumber%Howard - Torbanlea - Pacific Haven District %Number%Howard - Torbanlea - Pacific Haven District %2006 to 2021
Couples with children50831.216.139837.920.4+110
Couples without children72644.632.045843.734.7+268
One parent families1318.011.1494.711.9+82
Other families80.51.40--0.8+8
Group household482.94.8242.33.3+24
Lone person17110.525.01019.623.8+70
Other not classifiable household251.55.0161.52.7+9
Visitor only households110.74.630.32.3+8
Total households1,628100.0100.01,049100.0100.0+579
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Craignish - Dundowran (part) in 2021 compared to the Howard - Torbanlea - Pacific Haven District shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 31.2% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 8.0% were one-parent families, compared with 16.1% and 11.1% respectively for the Howard - Torbanlea - Pacific Haven District.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 10.5% compared to 25.0% in the Howard - Torbanlea - Pacific Haven District while the proportion of couples without children was 44.6% compared to 32.0% in the Howard - Torbanlea - Pacific Haven District.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Craignish - Dundowran (part) increased by 579 between 2006 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Craignish - Dundowran (part) between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+268 households)
  • Couples with children (+110 households)
  • One parent families (+82 households)
  • Lone person (+70 households)

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