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Wattle Grove

Household type

In Wattle Grove, 51.7% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 44.2% in Liverpool LGA.

Wattle Grove'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, Wattle Grove'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
Wattle Grove - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Liverpool LGA %Number%Liverpool LGA %2016 to 2021
Couples with children1,48951.744.21,55355.345.7-64
Couples without children58320.317.052418.716.4+59
One parent families35512.314.230610.913.8+49
Other families200.71.2220.81.3-2
Group household270.91.8351.21.6-8
Lone person35212.216.329810.614.6+54
Other not classifiable household461.64.9622.26.2-16
Visitor only households60.20.580.30.4-2
Total households2,878100.0100.02,808100.0100.0+70
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 Wattle Grove in 2021 compared to Liverpool LGA shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 51.7% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 12.3% were one-parent families, compared with 44.2% and 14.2% respectively for Liverpool LGA.

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 12.2% compared to 16.3% in Liverpool LGA while the proportion of couples without children was 20.3% compared to 17.0% in Liverpool LGA.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Wattle Grove increased by 70 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Couples with children (-64 households)
  • Couples without children (+59 households)
  • Lone person (+54 households)

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