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City of Gosnells

Household type

In the City of Gosnells, 37.3% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 34.4% in Thornlie.

The City of Gosnells'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 City of Gosnells'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
City of Gosnells - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Thornlie %Number%Thornlie %2016 to 2021
Couples with children16,54037.334.415,31137.536.4+1,229
Couples without children9,63821.726.09,31722.826.2+321
One parent families5,21611.812.14,65511.411.1+561
Other families6011.41.46091.51.3-8
Group household1,3463.02.71,3733.43.0-27
Lone person9,33421.020.47,72318.918.5+1,611
Other not classifiable household1,4413.22.61,5533.82.9-112
Visitor only households2530.60.42620.60.7-9
Total households44,369100.0100.040,803100.0100.0+3,566
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 City of Gosnells in 2021 compared to Thornlie shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 37.3% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 11.8% were one-parent families, compared with 34.4% and 12.1% respectively for Thornlie.

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 21.0% compared to 20.4% in Thornlie while the proportion of couples without children was 21.7% compared to 26.0% in Thornlie.

Emerging groups

The number of households in City of Gosnells increased by 3,566 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in the City of Gosnells between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+1,611 households)
  • Couples with children (+1,229 households)
  • One parent families (+561 households)
  • Couples without children (+321 households)

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