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Diggers Rest – Plumpton

Household type

In Diggers Rest – Plumpton, 34.9% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 64.2% in Aintree.

Diggers Rest – Plumpton'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, Diggers Rest – Plumpton'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
Diggers Rest – Plumpton - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Aintree %Number%Aintree %2016 to 2021
Couples with children71434.964.231233.148.1+402
Couples without children54326.616.221723.124.7+325
One parent families21310.47.511312.09.1+100
Other families241.20.860.6--+18
Group household462.31.1252.75.2+21
Lone person41720.46.620621.93.9+210
Other not classifiable household814.03.3535.79.1+28
Visitor only households50.20.380.9---3
Total households2,043100.0100.0942100.0100.0+1,100
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 Diggers Rest – Plumpton in 2021 compared to Aintree shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 34.9% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 10.4% were one-parent families, compared with 64.2% and 7.5% respectively for Aintree.

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 20.4% compared to 6.6% in Aintree while the proportion of couples without children was 26.6% compared to 16.2% in Aintree.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Diggers Rest – Plumpton increased by 1,101 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Diggers Rest – Plumpton between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (+402 households)
  • Couples without children (+325 households)
  • Lone person (+210 households)
  • One parent families (+100 households)

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