idc-logo
svg rectangle color
City of KnoxCommunity profile

Tirhatuan Ward

Household type

In Tirhatuan Ward, 40.1% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 27.9% in Boronia.

Tirhatuan 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, Tirhatuan Ward'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
Tirhatuan Ward - Total households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Households by typeNumber%Boronia %Number%Boronia %1991 to 2021
Couples with children2,34140.127.92,34562.844.7-5
Couples without children1,49025.524.564917.420.8+840
One parent families63510.912.22687.210.6+367
Other families701.21.2421.11.3+27
Group household1362.33.31022.73.4+34
Lone person1,03517.727.32466.617.1+788
Other not classifiable household1061.83.0571.51.4+49
Visitor only households190.30.5200.60.6-2
Total households5,832100.0100.03,733100.0100.0+2,099
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Tirhatuan Ward in 2021 compared to Boronia shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 40.1% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 10.9% were one-parent families, compared with 27.9% and 12.2% respectively for Boronia.

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 17.7% compared to 27.3% in Boronia while the proportion of couples without children was 25.5% compared to 24.5% in Boronia.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Tirhatuan Ward increased by 2,099 between 1991 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Tirhatuan Ward between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+840 households)
  • Lone person (+788 households)
  • One parent families (+367 households)

DISCLAIMER: While all due care has been taken to ensure that the content of this website is accurate and current, there may be errors or omissions in it and no legal responsibility is accepted for the information and opinions in this website.

Please view our Privacy Policy, Terms of use and Legal notices. Stats NZ Data and the copyright in the Stats NZ Data remains the property of the Statistics New Zealand.

The copyright in the way .id has modified, transformed or reconfigured the Stats NZ Data as published on this website remains the property of .id. Stats NZ Data can be accessed on the Statistics New Zealand website at www.stats.govt.nz. Unless otherwise specified, content that Stats NZ produce is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence. For further information see https://www.stats.govt.nz/about-us/copyright/.