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Waterloo Corner - Buckland Park

Household type

In Waterloo Corner - Buckland Park, 20.5% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 19.7% in Elizabeth Downs.

Waterloo Corner - Buckland 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, Waterloo Corner - Buckland 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
Waterloo Corner - Buckland Park - Total households (Enumerated)20211996Change
Households by typeNumber%Elizabeth Downs %Number%Elizabeth Downs %1996 to 2021
Couples with children8920.519.712440.932.5-35
Couples without children15635.916.59130.023.9+65
One parent families173.921.6206.617.7-3
Other families61.42.131.00.8+3
Group household102.34.131.02.4+7
Lone person12629.029.65618.521.1+70
Other not classifiable household306.95.831.01.3+27
Visitor only households0--0.731.00.3-3
Total households434100.0100.0303100.0100.0+131
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 Waterloo Corner - Buckland Park in 2021 compared to Elizabeth Downs shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 20.5% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 3.9% 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 higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 29.0% compared to 29.6% in Elizabeth Downs while the proportion of couples without children was 35.9% compared to 16.5% in Elizabeth Downs.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Waterloo Corner - Buckland Park increased by 131 between 1996 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Waterloo Corner - Buckland Park between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+70 households)
  • Couples without children (+65 households)

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