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Tirhatuan Ward

Household type

In Tirhatuan Ward, 40.1% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 37.1% in the City of Knox.

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.

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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
Tirhatuan Ward - Total households (Enumerated)20211996Change
Households by typeNumber%City of Knox %Number%City of Knox %1996 to 2021
Couples with children2,34140.137.12,52256.848.3-182
Couples without children1,49025.525.089920.221.7+591
One parent families63510.911.23908.810.1+245
Other families701.21.0410.91.0+29
Group household1362.32.41012.32.4+35
Lone person1,03517.720.745110.215.2+583
Other not classifiable household1061.82.3250.60.9+80
Visitor only households190.30.4120.30.5+7
Total households5,832100.0100.04,444100.0100.0+1,387
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Tirhatuan Ward in 2021 compared to the City of Knox shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar 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 37.1% and 11.2% respectively for the City of Knox.

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 20.7% in the City of Knox while the proportion of couples without children was 25.5% compared to 25.0% in the City of Knox.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Tirhatuan Ward increased by 1,388 between 1996 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Tirhatuan Ward between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+591 households)
  • Lone person (+583 households)
  • One parent families (+245 households)
  • Couples with children (-182 households)

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