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Richmond and District

Household type

In Richmond and District, 19.7% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 36.2% in Bligh Park.

Richmond and District'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, Richmond and District's Household Summary should be viewed in conjunction with Households with Children, Households without Children, Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.

If you're looking at this data to prepare a housing strategy, learn more here.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'

Household type
Richmond and District - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Bligh Park %Number%Bligh Park %2016 to 2021
Couples with children50019.736.247519.940.9+24
Couples without children54021.322.949720.819.5+43
One parent families32913.016.232013.415.7+9
Other families240.90.9271.10.9-3
Group household863.41.8823.42.5+4
Lone person93036.719.283334.818.3+96
Other not classifiable household1064.22.71265.32.1-21
Visitor only households190.70.2301.3---11
Total households2,534100.0100.02,392100.0100.0+141
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 Richmond and District in 2021 compared to Bligh Park shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 19.7% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 13.0% were one-parent families, compared with 36.2% and 16.2% respectively for Bligh Park.

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 36.7% compared to 19.2% in Bligh Park while the proportion of couples without children was 21.3% compared to 22.9% in Bligh Park.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Richmond and District increased by 142 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in family/household types in Richmond and District between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Lone person (+96 households)

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