Woodcroft
Household type
In Woodcroft, 34.3% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 34.0% in Northern District.
Woodcroft'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, Woodcroft's Household Summary should be viewed in conjunction with Households with Children, Households without Children, Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.
If you're looking at this data to prepare a housing strategy, learn more here.
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'
Households
| Household type | ||||||||
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| Woodcroft - Total households (Enumerated) | 2021 | 1996 | Change | |||||
| Households by type | Number | % | Northern District % | Number | % | Northern District % | 1996 to 2021 | |
 Couples with children | 1,492 | 34.3 | 34.0 | 1,356 | 48.1 | 50.1 | +136 | 19500 |
| Couples without children | 1,168 | 26.9 | 30.8 | 741 | 26.3 | 24.6 | +426 | 19501 |
| One parent families | 498 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 230 | 8.2 | 9.3 | +267 | 19502 |
| Other families | 36 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 19 | 0.7 | 0.7 | +16 | 19503 |
| Group household | 65 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 60 | 2.2 | 2.0 | +4 | 19504 |
| Lone person | 1,010 | 23.2 | 20.4 | 362 | 12.9 | 12.1 | +647 | 19505 |
| Other not classifiable household | 60 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 24 | 0.9 | 0.7 | +35 | 19506 |
| Visitor only households | 21 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 22 | 0.8 | 0.5 | -2 | 19507 |
| Total households | 4,350 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 2,819 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,530 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 1996 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the household/family types in Woodcroft in 2021 compared to Northern District shows that there was a similar proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 34.3% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 11.4% were one-parent families, compared with 34.0% and 10.7% respectively for Northern District.
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 23.2% compared to 20.4% in Northern District while the proportion of couples without children was 26.9% compared to 30.8% in Northern District.
Emerging groups
The number of households in Woodcroft increased by 1,531 between 1996 and 2021.
The largest changes in family/household types in Woodcroft between 1996 and 2021 were:
- Lone person (+647 households)
- Couples without children (+426 households)
- One parent families (+267 households)
- Couples with children (+136 households)