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Murray Shire CouncilCommunity profile

South Yunderup - Nirimba

Household type

In South Yunderup - Nirimba, 24.1% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 26.1% in the Shire of Murray.

South Yunderup - Nirimba'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, South Yunderup - Nirimba'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
South Yunderup - Nirimba - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Shire of Murray %Number%Shire of Murray %2016 to 2021
Couples with children36924.126.127523.326.4+94
Couples without children56737.031.748641.231.8+81
One parent families16010.410.5988.310.1+62
Other families120.80.770.60.5+5
Group household342.21.9131.12.0+21
Lone person31820.823.021818.520.8+100
Other not classifiable household493.24.3564.86.8-7
Visitor only households231.51.8262.21.6-3
Total households1,532100.0100.01,180100.0100.0+352
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 South Yunderup - Nirimba in 2021 compared to the Shire of Murray shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 24.1% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 10.4% were one-parent families, compared with 26.1% and 10.5% respectively for the Shire of Murray.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 20.8% compared to 23.0% in the Shire of Murray while the proportion of couples without children was 37.0% compared to 31.7% in the Shire of Murray.

Emerging groups

The number of households in South Yunderup - Nirimba increased by 352 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in South Yunderup - Nirimba between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+100 households)
  • Couples with children (+94 households)
  • Couples without children (+81 households)
  • One parent families (+62 households)

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