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Forster-Tuncurry and surrounds

Household type

In Forster-Tuncurry and surrounds, 15.3% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 12.0% in Tea Gardens/Hawks Nest and surrounds.

Forster-Tuncurry and surrounds'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-Tuncurry and surrounds'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-Tuncurry and surrounds - Total households (Enumerated)20212006Change
Households by typeNumber%Tea Gardens/Hawks Nest and surrounds %Number%Tea Gardens/Hawks Nest and surrounds %2006 to 2021
Couples with children2,18015.312.02,16419.417.8+16
Couples without children4,90734.344.03,91935.139.4+988
One parent families1,3119.27.11,0509.48.0+261
Other families970.70.8700.60.8+27
Group household3662.62.32832.52.4+83
Lone person4,40930.926.22,92026.224.7+1,490
Other not classifiable household5133.63.42812.53.3+232
Visitor only households5053.54.34654.23.7+41
Total households14,292100.0100.011,154100.0100.0+3,138
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Forster-Tuncurry and surrounds in 2021 compared to Tea Gardens/Hawks Nest and surrounds shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 15.3% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 9.2% were one-parent families, compared with 12.0% and 7.1% respectively for Tea Gardens/Hawks Nest and surrounds.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 30.9% compared to 26.2% in Tea Gardens/Hawks Nest and surrounds while the proportion of couples without children was 34.3% compared to 44.0% in Tea Gardens/Hawks Nest and surrounds.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Forster-Tuncurry and surrounds increased by 3,138 between 2006 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Forster-Tuncurry and surrounds between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+1,490 households)
  • Couples without children (+988 households)
  • One parent families (+261 households)
  • Group household (+83 households)

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