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Currawong Ward

Household type

In Currawong Ward, 47.0% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 38.0% in the City of Manningham.

Currawong 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, Currawong 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
Currawong Ward - Total households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Households by typeNumber%City of Manningham %Number%City of Manningham %1991 to 2021
Couples with children2,05047.038.02,21267.156.1-162
Couples without children1,15526.526.756417.120.3+591
One parent families4029.210.11805.57.8+222
Other families330.81.0180.51.2+15
Group household390.91.9491.52.3-11
Lone person61414.119.72106.410.4+403
Other not classifiable household621.41.9471.51.5+14
Visitor only households100.20.6150.50.5-6
Total households4,365100.0100.03,299100.0100.0+1,066
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 Currawong Ward in 2021 compared to the City of Manningham shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 47.0% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 9.2% were one-parent families, compared with 38.0% and 10.1% respectively for the City of Manningham.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a similar proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 14.1% compared to 19.7% in the City of Manningham while the proportion of couples without children was 26.5% compared to 26.7% in the City of Manningham.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Currawong Ward increased by 1,066 between 1991 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Currawong Ward between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+591 households)
  • Lone person (+403 households)
  • One parent families (+222 households)
  • Couples with children (-162 households)

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