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City of JoondalupCommunity profile

South-East Ward

Household type

In South-East Ward, 34.8% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 37.8% in the City of Joondalup.

South-East Ward'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, South-East Ward'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
South-East Ward - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%City of Joondalup %Number%City of Joondalup %2016 to 2021
Couples with children3,54934.837.83,50935.639.7+40
Couples without children2,96229.029.22,90229.527.9+60
One parent families1,02810.19.79439.69.2+85
Other families830.80.8870.91.0-4
Group household1891.92.02192.22.3-30
Lone person2,16321.218.21,87519.016.6+288
Other not classifiable household1661.61.52512.52.6-85
Visitor only households690.70.8610.60.7+8
Total households10,209100.0100.09,847100.0100.0+362
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 South-East Ward in 2021 compared to the City of Joondalup shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 34.8% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 10.1% were one-parent families, compared with 37.8% and 9.7% respectively for the City of Joondalup.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a similar proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 21.2% compared to 18.2% in the City of Joondalup while the proportion of couples without children was 29.0% compared to 29.2% in the City of Joondalup.

Emerging groups

The number of households in South-East Ward increased by 362 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in South-East Ward between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+288 households)
  • One parent families (+85 households)
  • Couples without children (+60 households)

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