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Cundletown - Dumaresq Island

Household type

In Cundletown - Dumaresq Island, 24.8% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 17.5% in MidCoast Council area.

Cundletown - Dumaresq Island'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, Cundletown - Dumaresq Island'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
Cundletown - Dumaresq Island - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%MidCoast Council area %Number%MidCoast Council area %2016 to 2021
Couples with children20524.817.522527.918.8-20
Couples without children23228.132.925031.032.2-18
One parent families10713.010.59011.210.8+17
Other families111.30.940.50.8+7
Group household303.62.6192.42.6+11
Lone person19924.128.718022.327.7+19
Other not classifiable household303.64.3263.24.6+4
Visitor only households121.52.7131.62.4-1
Total households826100.0100.0807100.0100.0+19
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 Cundletown - Dumaresq Island in 2021 compared to MidCoast Council area shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 24.8% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 13.0% were one-parent families, compared with 17.5% and 10.5% respectively for MidCoast Council area.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 24.1% compared to 28.7% in MidCoast Council area while the proportion of couples without children was 28.1% compared to 32.9% in MidCoast Council area.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Cundletown - Dumaresq Island increased by 19 between 2016 and 2021.

There were no major differences in Cundletown - Dumaresq Island between 2016 and 2021.

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