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Seawinds Ward

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In Seawinds Ward, 20.4% of households were made up of couples with children in 2016, compared with 42.4% in Moorooduc - Tuerong.

Seawinds Ward'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, Seawinds Ward'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
Seawinds Ward - Total households (Enumerated)20162006Change
Households by typeNumber%Moorooduc - Tuerong %Number%Moorooduc - Tuerong %2006 to 2016
Couples with children2,92020.442.42,29319.044.0+627
Couples without children4,33930.329.23,90132.430.5+438
One parent families1,43610.07.91,20510.06.9+231
Other families780.5--810.7---3
Group household3302.31.22972.50.9+33
Lone person4,41230.812.43,71330.812.9+699
Other not classifiable household5303.76.24383.64.3+92
Visitor only households2872.00.61191.00.6+168
Total households14,335100.0100.012,050100.0100.0+2,285
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Seawinds Ward in 2016 compared to Moorooduc - Tuerong shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 20.4% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 10.0% were one-parent families, compared with 42.4% and 7.9% respectively for Moorooduc - Tuerong.

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 30.8% compared to 12.4% in Moorooduc - Tuerong while the proportion of couples without children was 30.3% compared to 29.2% in Moorooduc - Tuerong.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Seawinds Ward increased by 2,285 between 2006 and 2016.

The largest changes in family/household types in Seawinds Ward between 2006 and 2016 were:

  • Lone person (+699 households)
  • Couples with children (+627 households)
  • Couples without children (+438 households)
  • One parent families (+231 households)

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