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Gatton (South) - Woodlands

Household type

In Gatton (South) - Woodlands, 30.9% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 41.2% in Withcott and District.

Gatton (South) - Woodlands'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, Gatton (South) - Woodlands'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
Gatton (South) - Woodlands - Total households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Households by typeNumber%Withcott and District %Number%Withcott and District %1991 to 2021
Couples with children20330.941.212853.752.1+74
Couples without children20030.429.45523.326.6+144
One parent families659.98.9135.65.0+52
Other families30.50.731.41.10
Group household335.01.9104.40.4+22
Lone person11817.913.72510.68.7+93
Other not classifiable household264.03.20--2.3+26
Visitor only households101.51.021.13.9+7
Total households658100.0100.0240100.0100.0+418
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Gatton (South) - Woodlands in 2021 compared to Withcott and District shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 30.9% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 9.9% were one-parent families, compared with 41.2% and 8.9% respectively for Withcott and District.

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 17.9% compared to 13.7% in Withcott and District while the proportion of couples without children was 30.4% compared to 29.4% in Withcott and District.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Gatton (South) - Woodlands increased by 418 between 1991 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Gatton (South) - Woodlands between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+144 households)
  • Lone person (+93 households)
  • Couples with children (+74 households)
  • One parent families (+52 households)

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