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In Swan View, 23.7% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 40.0% in Darlington.

Swan View'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, Swan View'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
Swan View - Total households (Enumerated)20211996Change
Households by typeNumber%Darlington %Number%Darlington %1996 to 2021
Couples with children50423.740.076341.545.5-259
Couples without children63830.032.142723.226.7+211
One parent families26112.38.020911.48.1+52
Other families271.31.0211.10.6+6
Group household602.81.4362.01.7+24
Lone person56126.415.434618.814.1+215
Other not classifiable household602.81.5150.81.5+45
Visitor only households150.70.7231.31.7-8
Total households2,126100.0100.01,840100.0100.0+286
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Swan View in 2021 compared to Darlington shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 23.7% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 12.3% were one-parent families, compared with 40.0% and 8.0% respectively for Darlington.

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 26.4% compared to 15.4% in Darlington while the proportion of couples without children was 30.0% compared to 32.1% in Darlington.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Swan View increased by 286 between 1996 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Swan View between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (-259 households)
  • Lone person (+215 households)
  • Couples without children (+211 households)
  • One parent families (+52 households)

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