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East Precinct

Household type

In East Precinct, 11.6% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 24.7% in Central Precinct.

East Precinct'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, East Precinct'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
East Precinct - Total households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Households by typeNumber%Central Precinct %Number%Central Precinct %1991 to 2021
Couples with children50411.624.751227.730.9-8
Couples without children1,08024.923.832117.419.2+758
One parent families2966.88.920611.210.5+89
Other families992.31.7462.52.4+53
Group household4209.77.91417.64.1+279
Lone person1,62137.327.753529.030.0+1,085
Other not classifiable household2676.14.8593.22.1+208
Visitor only households561.30.5241.30.8+32
Total households4,343100.0100.01,847100.0100.0+2,496
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 East Precinct in 2021 compared to Central Precinct shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 11.6% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 6.8% were one-parent families, compared with 24.7% and 8.9% respectively for Central Precinct.

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 37.3% compared to 27.7% in Central Precinct while the proportion of couples without children was 24.9% compared to 23.8% in Central Precinct.

Emerging groups

The number of households in East Precinct increased by 2,496 between 1991 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in East Precinct between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+1,085 households)
  • Couples without children (+758 households)
  • Group household (+279 households)
  • One parent families (+89 households)

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