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Munno Para West - Downs

Household type

In Munno Para West - Downs, 32.9% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 22.5% in Penfield - Penfield Gardens - MacDonald Park.

Munno Para West - 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, Munno Para West - 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
Munno Para West - Downs - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Penfield - Penfield Gardens - MacDonald Park %Number%Penfield - Penfield Gardens - MacDonald Park %2016 to 2021
Couples with children89432.922.570933.929.1+185
Couples without children56020.634.143220.733.2+128
One parent families58721.68.440019.18.8+187
Other families250.91.1241.10.6+1
Group household923.41.5964.61.1-4
Lone person49418.225.432915.723.7+165
Other not classifiable household622.36.4944.52.7-32
Visitor only households30.10.680.40.7-5
Total households2,717100.0100.02,092100.0100.0+625
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 Munno Para West - Downs in 2021 compared to Penfield - Penfield Gardens - MacDonald Park shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 32.9% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 21.6% were one-parent families, compared with 22.5% and 8.4% respectively for Penfield - Penfield Gardens - MacDonald Park.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 18.2% compared to 25.4% in Penfield - Penfield Gardens - MacDonald Park while the proportion of couples without children was 20.6% compared to 34.1% in Penfield - Penfield Gardens - MacDonald Park.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Munno Para West - Downs increased by 625 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Munno Para West - Downs between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • One parent families (+187 households)
  • Couples with children (+185 households)
  • Lone person (+165 households)
  • Couples without children (+128 households)

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