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Elizabeth East

Household type

In Elizabeth East, 18.8% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 22.5% in Penfield - Penfield Gardens - MacDonald Park.

Elizabeth East'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 East'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 East - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Penfield - Penfield Gardens - MacDonald Park %Number%Penfield - Penfield Gardens - MacDonald Park %2016 to 2021
Couples with children34618.822.533618.529.1+10
Couples without children28715.634.130116.633.2-14
One parent families37020.18.431617.48.8+54
Other families271.51.1231.30.6+4
Group household673.61.5583.21.1+9
Lone person62233.825.465536.123.7-33
Other not classifiable household1116.06.41025.62.7+9
Visitor only households120.70.6231.30.7-11
Total households1,842100.0100.01,814100.0100.0+28
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 East in 2021 compared to Penfield - Penfield Gardens - MacDonald Park shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 18.8% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 20.1% were one-parent families, compared with 22.5% and 8.4% respectively for Penfield - Penfield Gardens - MacDonald Park.

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 33.8% compared to 25.4% in Penfield - Penfield Gardens - MacDonald Park while the proportion of couples without children was 15.6% compared to 34.1% in Penfield - Penfield Gardens - MacDonald Park.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Elizabeth East increased by 28 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in family/household types in Elizabeth East between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • One parent families (+54 households)

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