Seaford
Household type
In Seaford, 23.9% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 29.7% in Australia.
Seaford'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, Seaford'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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seaford - Total households (Enumerated) | 2021 | 1996 | Change | |||||
| Households by type | Number | % | Australia % | Number | % | Australia % | 1996 to 2021 | |
 Couples with children | 447 | 23.9 | 29.7 | 499 | 39.0 | 35.2 | -52 | 19500 |
| Couples without children | 531 | 28.4 | 25.4 | 348 | 27.2 | 23.9 | +183 | 19501 |
| One parent families | 241 | 12.9 | 10.5 | 141 | 11.0 | 10.0 | +100 | 19502 |
| Other families | 12 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 12 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0 | 19503 |
| Group household | 48 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 50 | 3.9 | 4.2 | -2 | 19504 |
| Lone person | 543 | 29.1 | 24.2 | 207 | 16.2 | 22.0 | +336 | 19505 |
| Other not classifiable household | 38 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 10 | 0.8 | 1.4 | +28 | 19506 |
| Visitor only households | 8 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 13 | 1.0 | 2.0 | -5 | 19507 |
| Total households | 1,868 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,280 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +587 | |
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).
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the household/family types in Seaford in 2021 compared to Australia shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 23.9% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 12.9% were one-parent families, compared with 29.7% and 10.5% respectively for Australia.
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 29.1% compared to 24.2% in Australia while the proportion of couples without children was 28.4% compared to 25.4% in Australia.
Emerging groups
The number of households in Seaford increased by 588 between 1996 and 2021.
The largest changes in family/household types in Seaford between 1996 and 2021 were:
- Lone person (+336 households)
- Couples without children (+183 households)
- One parent families (+100 households)
- Couples with children (-52 households)