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Liverpool City CouncilCommunity profile

In Liverpool, 28.2% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 57.5% in Edmondson Park.

Liverpool'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, Liverpool'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
Liverpool - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Edmondson Park %Number%Edmondson Park %2016 to 2021
Couples with children3,39328.257.53,15933.163.7+234
Couples without children2,05517.116.31,46815.417.5+587
One parent families1,69114.18.21,37614.47.0+315
Other families2111.81.01451.50.7+66
Group household3913.31.62843.0--+107
Lone person3,15726.310.31,95120.44.8+1,206
Other not classifiable household1,0168.54.71,11511.75.8-99
Visitor only households1050.90.3570.60.5+48
Total households12,019100.0100.09,555100.0100.0+2,464
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 Liverpool in 2021 compared to Edmondson Park shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 28.2% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 14.1% were one-parent families, compared with 57.5% and 8.2% respectively for Edmondson Park.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 26.3% compared to 10.3% in Edmondson Park while the proportion of couples without children was 17.1% compared to 16.3% in Edmondson Park.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Liverpool increased by 2,464 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Liverpool between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+1,206 households)
  • Couples without children (+587 households)
  • One parent families (+315 households)
  • Couples with children (+234 households)

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