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Elizabeth South

Household type

In Elizabeth South, 15.6% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 32.3% in Andrews Farm.

Elizabeth South'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, Elizabeth South'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
Elizabeth South - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Andrews Farm %Number%Andrews Farm %2016 to 2021
Couples with children19515.632.319115.234.1+4
Couples without children14611.717.215712.516.6-11
One parent families27321.922.126621.222.4+7
Other families211.71.5221.81.5-1
Group household524.22.8534.23.5-1
Lone person45736.620.346036.716.5-3
Other not classifiable household897.13.4997.94.9-10
Visitor only households151.20.370.60.4+8
Total households1,248100.0100.01,255100.0100.0-7
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 Elizabeth South in 2021 compared to Andrews Farm shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 15.6% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 21.9% were one-parent families, compared with 32.3% and 22.1% respectively for Andrews Farm.

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 36.6% compared to 20.3% in Andrews Farm while the proportion of couples without children was 11.7% compared to 17.2% in Andrews Farm.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Elizabeth South decreased by 7 between 2016 and 2021.

There were no major differences in Elizabeth South between 2016 and 2021.

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