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Waratah West

Household type

In Waratah West, 18.9% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 22.9% in Bar Beach.

Waratah 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, Waratah 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
Waratah West - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Bar Beach %Number%Bar Beach %2016 to 2021
Couples with children23418.922.920621.022.2+28
Couples without children30024.225.124124.620.8+58
One parent families13210.74.812312.53.7+9
Other families211.71.5293.01.1-9
Group household16513.39.213714.06.0+27
Lone person33527.131.423523.936.6+100
Other not classifiable household383.14.191.08.5+28
Visitor only households131.10.90--1.1+13
Total households1,238100.0100.0983100.0100.0+255
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 Waratah West in 2021 compared to Bar Beach shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 18.9% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 10.7% were one-parent families, compared with 22.9% and 4.8% respectively for Bar Beach.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 27.1% compared to 31.4% in Bar Beach while the proportion of couples without children was 24.2% compared to 25.1% in Bar Beach.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Waratah West increased by 255 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Waratah West between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+100 households)
  • Couples without children (+58 households)

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