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Tuncurry - Darawank

Household type

In Tuncurry - Darawank, 12.1% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 19.0% in Western Rural.

Tuncurry - Darawank'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, Tuncurry - Darawank'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
Tuncurry - Darawank - Total households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Households by typeNumber%Western Rural %Number%Western Rural %1991 to 2021
Couples with children40612.119.033220.641.4+74
Couples without children1,07232.036.156935.329.1+502
One parent families3099.28.31288.06.6+180
Other families240.70.3150.91.4+9
Group household862.61.7291.81.0+57
Lone person1,25737.522.538223.715.6+874
Other not classifiable household782.36.4412.61.1+37
Visitor only households1183.55.61157.13.7+3
Total households3,350100.0100.01,614100.0100.0+1,736
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 Tuncurry - Darawank in 2021 compared to Western Rural shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 12.1% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 9.2% were one-parent families, compared with 19.0% and 8.3% respectively for Western Rural.

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 37.5% compared to 22.5% in Western Rural while the proportion of couples without children was 32.0% compared to 36.1% in Western Rural.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Tuncurry - Darawank increased by 1,736 between 1991 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Tuncurry - Darawank between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+874 households)
  • Couples without children (+502 households)
  • One parent families (+180 households)
  • Couples with children (+74 households)

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