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Gladstone Park

Household type

In Gladstone Park, 32.9% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 43.4% in Hume City.

Gladstone Park'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, Gladstone Park'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
Gladstone Park - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Hume City %Number%Hume City %2016 to 2021
Couples with children1,01232.943.41,02133.543.4-9
Couples without children77425.219.277025.219.0+4
One parent families44914.613.042814.013.6+21
Other families391.31.2361.21.2+3
Group household481.62.2622.02.2-14
Lone person65121.216.359419.515.8+57
Other not classifiable household812.64.21274.24.4-46
Visitor only households190.60.4120.40.5+7
Total households3,073100.0100.03,050100.0100.0+23
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 Gladstone Park in 2021 compared to Hume City shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 32.9% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 14.6% were one-parent families, compared with 43.4% and 13.0% respectively for Hume City.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 21.2% compared to 16.3% in Hume City while the proportion of couples without children was 25.2% compared to 19.2% in Hume City.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Gladstone Park increased by 23 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in family/household types in Gladstone Park between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Lone person (+57 households)

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