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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn Kerang (South), 20.1% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 20.0% in Cohuna - Leitchville and District.
Kerang (South)'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, Kerang (South)'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 | |||||||
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| Kerang (South) - Total households (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Households by type | Number | % | Cohuna - Leitchville and District % | Number | % | Cohuna - Leitchville and District % | 2016 to 2021 |
| Couples with children | 137 | 20.1 | 20.0 | 117 | 20.0 | 22.0 | +20 |
| Couples without children | 184 | 27.0 | 33.3 | 177 | 30.2 | 32.3 | +7 |
| One parent families | 55 | 8.1 | 6.4 | 41 | 7.1 | 7.1 | +13 |
| Other families | 6 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | +3 |
| Group household | 16 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 12 | 2.2 | 2.1 | +3 |
| Lone person | 219 | 32.2 | 31.4 | 186 | 31.9 | 31.0 | +32 |
| Other not classifiable household | 34 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 31 | 5.4 | 4.7 | +2 |
| Visitor only households | 30 | 4.4 | 1.8 | 15 | 2.6 | 0.5 | +15 |
| Total households | 681 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 586 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +95 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the household/family types in Kerang (South) in 2021 compared to Cohuna - Leitchville and District shows that there was a similar proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 20.1% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 8.1% were one-parent families, compared with 20.0% and 6.4% respectively for Cohuna - Leitchville and District.
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 32.2% compared to 31.4% in Cohuna - Leitchville and District while the proportion of couples without children was 27.0% compared to 33.3% in Cohuna - Leitchville and District.
Emerging groups
The number of households in Kerang (South) increased by 95 between 2016 and 2021.
There were no major differences in Kerang (South) between 2016 and 2021.
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