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Doncaster East

Household type

In Doncaster East, 40.4% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 14.3% in Doncaster Hill.

Doncaster East'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, Doncaster East'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
Doncaster East - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Doncaster Hill %Number%Doncaster Hill %2016 to 2021
Couples with children4,55840.414.34,15041.019.1+407
Couples without children2,77824.628.02,50024.728.0+278
One parent families1,20610.710.51,03510.210.1+171
Other families1201.12.01281.31.8-9
Group household1931.73.41982.05.3-5
Lone person2,15919.136.41,74017.228.9+419
Other not classifiable household2181.94.22922.95.0-74
Visitor only households540.51.2770.81.7-23
Total households11,286100.0100.010,122100.0100.0+1,163
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 Doncaster East in 2021 compared to Doncaster Hill shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 40.4% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 10.7% were one-parent families, compared with 14.3% and 10.5% respectively for Doncaster Hill.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 19.1% compared to 36.4% in Doncaster Hill while the proportion of couples without children was 24.6% compared to 28.0% in Doncaster Hill.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Doncaster East increased by 1,164 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Lone person (+419 households)
  • Couples with children (+407 households)
  • Couples without children (+278 households)
  • One parent families (+171 households)

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