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In Waterways, 60.9% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 32.7% in the City of Kingston.

Waterways'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, Waterways'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
Waterways - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%City of Kingston %Number%City of Kingston %2016 to 2021
Couples with children44060.932.745565.133.4-15
Couples without children15221.124.011416.323.3+38
One parent families689.410.5507.210.3+18
Other families40.61.040.61.20
Group household40.62.7111.62.9-7
Lone person436.026.1415.924.4+2
Other not classifiable household111.52.5182.63.9-7
Visitor only households0--0.560.90.7-6
Total households722100.0100.0699100.0100.0+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 Waterways in 2021 compared to the City of Kingston shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 60.9% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 9.4% were one-parent families, compared with 32.7% and 10.5% respectively for the City of Kingston.

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 6.0% compared to 26.1% in the City of Kingston while the proportion of couples without children was 21.1% compared to 24.0% in the City of Kingston.

Emerging groups

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

There were no major differences in Waterways between 2016 and 2021.

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