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Elizabeth Park

Household type

In Elizabeth Park, 23.5% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 19.7% in Elizabeth Downs.

Elizabeth Park'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 Park'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 Park - Total households (Enumerated)20211996Change
Households by typeNumber%Elizabeth Downs %Number%Elizabeth Downs %1996 to 2021
Couples with children38723.519.740529.332.5-19
Couples without children27216.516.537927.423.9-107
One parent families36121.921.623416.917.7+126
Other families392.42.130.30.8+35
Group household653.94.1171.32.4+48
Lone person43426.429.631923.121.1+115
Other not classifiable household804.95.8161.21.3+64
Visitor only households90.50.780.60.30
Total households1,647100.0100.01,385100.0100.0+262
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Elizabeth Park in 2021 compared to Elizabeth Downs shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 23.5% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 21.9% were one-parent families, compared with 19.7% and 21.6% respectively for Elizabeth Downs.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a similar proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 26.4% compared to 29.6% in Elizabeth Downs while the proportion of couples without children was 16.5% compared to 16.5% in Elizabeth Downs.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Elizabeth Park increased by 262 between 1996 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Elizabeth Park between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • One parent families (+126 households)
  • Lone person (+115 households)
  • Couples without children (-107 households)

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