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Mount Helena

Household type

In Mount Helena, 36.1% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 40.0% in Darlington.

Mount Helena'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, Mount Helena'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
Mount Helena - Total households (Enumerated)20211996Change
Households by typeNumber%Darlington %Number%Darlington %1996 to 2021
Couples with children43236.140.040349.945.5+28
Couples without children36230.232.121726.926.7+145
One parent families13211.08.0658.08.1+67
Other families40.31.00--0.6+4
Group household231.91.4141.71.7+9
Lone person19916.615.49812.114.1+101
Other not classifiable household363.01.530.41.5+33
Visitor only households90.80.781.01.7+1
Total households1,197100.0100.0809100.0100.0+388
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 Mount Helena 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, 36.1% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 11.0% 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 16.6% compared to 15.4% in Darlington while the proportion of couples without children was 30.2% compared to 32.1% in Darlington.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Mount Helena increased by 388 between 1996 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Mount Helena between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+145 households)
  • Lone person (+101 households)
  • One parent families (+67 households)

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