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Naracoorte-Lucindale Council area

Household type

In Naracoorte-Lucindale Council area, 26.2% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 23.7% in Limestone Coast region.

Naracoorte-Lucindale Council area'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, Naracoorte-Lucindale Council area'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
Naracoorte-Lucindale Council area - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Limestone Coast region %Number%Limestone Coast region %2016 to 2021
Couples with children92926.223.788326.825.6+46
Couples without children1,07530.329.31,03331.328.8+42
One parent families2306.59.02367.29.0-6
Other families210.60.8260.80.7-5
Group household1183.32.21113.42.3+7
Lone person91125.728.484925.727.8+62
Other not classifiable household1754.94.4882.74.0+87
Visitor only households852.42.2722.21.8+13
Total households3,544100.0100.03,298100.0100.0+246
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 Naracoorte-Lucindale Council area in 2021 compared to Limestone Coast region shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 26.2% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 6.5% were one-parent families, compared with 23.7% and 9.0% respectively for Limestone Coast region.

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 25.7% compared to 28.4% in Limestone Coast region while the proportion of couples without children was 30.3% compared to 29.3% in Limestone Coast region.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Naracoorte-Lucindale Council area increased by 246 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in family/household types in Naracoorte-Lucindale Council area between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Lone person (+62 households)

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