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Gunnedah Shire CouncilCommunity profile

Gunnedah Shire

Household type

In Gunnedah Shire, 26.4% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 24.8% in Regional NSW.

Gunnedah Shire'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, Gunnedah Shire'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
Gunnedah Shire - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Regional NSW %Number%Regional NSW %2016 to 2021
Couples with children1,36926.424.81,30526.625.4+64
Couples without children1,27324.527.71,28026.127.0-7
One parent families55210.610.951310.411.0+39
Other families691.30.9501.00.9+19
Group household1432.83.11142.33.1+29
Lone person1,29725.026.11,28026.125.5+17
Other not classifiable household3847.44.52625.35.1+122
Visitor only households1042.02.01062.22.0-2
Total households5,191100.0100.04,910100.0100.0+281
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 Gunnedah Shire in 2021 compared to Regional NSW shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 26.4% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 10.6% were one-parent families, compared with 24.8% and 10.9% respectively for Regional NSW.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 25.0% compared to 26.1% in Regional NSW while the proportion of couples without children was 24.5% compared to 27.7% in Regional NSW.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Gunnedah Shire increased by 281 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in family/household types in Gunnedah Shire between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Couples with children (+64 households)

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