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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn Liverpool, 28.2% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 44.2% in Liverpool LGA.
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)?'
Dominant groups
Analysis of the household/family types in Liverpool in 2021 compared to Liverpool LGA shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar 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 44.2% and 14.2% respectively for Liverpool LGA.
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 26.3% compared to 16.3% in Liverpool LGA while the proportion of couples without children was 17.1% compared to 17.0% in Liverpool LGA.
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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