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City of JoondalupCommunity profile

City of Joondalup

Household type

In the City of Joondalup, 37.8% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 32.0% in Greater Perth.

The City of Joondalup'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 Joondalup'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
City of Joondalup - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Greater Perth %Number%Greater Perth %2016 to 2021
Couples with children22,23537.832.022,11639.732.3+119
Couples without children17,19629.225.415,49727.925.4+1,699
One parent families5,7299.710.35,1369.29.8+593
Other families4570.81.15371.01.3-80
Group household1,2052.03.41,2722.33.8-67
Lone person10,71018.224.09,25516.621.7+1,455
Other not classifiable household8851.52.91,4582.64.8-573
Visitor only households4510.81.03680.71.0+83
Total households58,868100.0100.055,639100.0100.0+3,229
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 Joondalup in 2021 compared to Greater Perth shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 37.8% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 9.7% were one-parent families, compared with 32.0% and 10.3% respectively for Greater Perth.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 18.2% compared to 24.0% in Greater Perth while the proportion of couples without children was 29.2% compared to 25.4% in Greater Perth.

Emerging groups

The number of households in City of Joondalup increased by 3,229 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Couples without children (+1,699 households)
  • Lone person (+1,455 households)
  • One parent families (+593 households)
  • Couples with children (+119 households)

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