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Forster - Green Point

Household type

In Forster - Green Point, 14.9% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 16.7% in Taree.

Forster - Green Point'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, Forster - Green Point'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
Forster - Green Point - Total households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Households by typeNumber%Taree %Number%Taree %1991 to 2021
Couples with children1,03314.916.791224.033.0+121
Couples without children2,26732.724.41,39436.827.0+873
One parent families6779.815.22496.611.9+428
Other families530.81.2360.91.0+17
Group household2002.92.9932.52.9+107
Lone person2,24932.533.474519.621.8+1,504
Other not classifiable household2403.55.1541.41.3+186
Visitor only households2053.01.23108.21.0-105
Total households6,924100.0100.03,793100.0100.0+3,131
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 Forster - Green Point in 2021 compared to Taree shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 14.9% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 9.8% were one-parent families, compared with 16.7% and 15.2% respectively for Taree.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 32.5% compared to 33.4% in Taree while the proportion of couples without children was 32.7% compared to 24.4% in Taree.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Forster - Green Point increased by 3,131 between 1991 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Forster - Green Point between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+1,504 households)
  • Couples without children (+873 households)
  • One parent families (+428 households)
  • Couples with children (+121 households)

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