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Newcastle West

Household type

In Newcastle West, 7.9% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 21.3% in Broadmeadow.

Newcastle West'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, Newcastle West'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
Newcastle West - Total households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Households by typeNumber%Broadmeadow %Number%Broadmeadow %1991 to 2021
Couples with children657.921.30--26.9+65
Couples without children22928.023.3615.020.8+223
One parent families283.410.00--12.0+28
Other families81.01.30--1.6+8
Group household607.37.9922.58.0+51
Lone person38847.431.02255.028.1+366
Other not classifiable household192.33.90--1.4+19
Visitor only households222.71.337.51.2+19
Total households819100.0100.040100.0100.0+779
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Newcastle West in 2021 compared to Broadmeadow shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 7.9% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 3.4% were one-parent families, compared with 21.3% and 10.0% respectively for Broadmeadow.

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 47.4% compared to 31.0% in Broadmeadow while the proportion of couples without children was 28.0% compared to 23.3% in Broadmeadow.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Newcastle West increased by 779 between 1991 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Newcastle West between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+366 households)
  • Couples without children (+223 households)
  • Couples with children (+65 households)
  • Group household (+51 households)

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