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Elizabeth Downs

Household type

In Elizabeth Downs, 19.7% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 19.2% in Davoren Park - Elizabeth West.

Elizabeth Downs'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 Downs'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 Downs - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Davoren Park - Elizabeth West %Number%Davoren Park - Elizabeth West %2016 to 2021
Couples with children40519.719.240219.818.7+3
Couples without children33816.514.936818.116.3-30
One parent families44321.623.042220.822.3+21
Other families432.12.1281.41.6+15
Group household844.15.0934.64.7-9
Lone person60729.628.557928.527.9+28
Other not classifiable household1205.86.11256.27.8-5
Visitor only households140.71.3130.60.6+1
Total households2,054100.0100.02,030100.0100.0+24
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 Downs in 2021 compared to Davoren Park - Elizabeth West shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 19.7% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 21.6% were one-parent families, compared with 19.2% and 23.0% respectively for Davoren Park - Elizabeth West.

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 29.6% compared to 28.5% in Davoren Park - Elizabeth West while the proportion of couples without children was 16.5% compared to 14.9% in Davoren Park - Elizabeth West.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Elizabeth Downs increased by 24 between 2016 and 2021.

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

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