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Rockingham Ward

Household type

In Rockingham Ward, 20.5% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 37.7% in Baldivis (North).

Rockingham Ward'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, Rockingham Ward'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
Rockingham Ward - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Baldivis (North) %Number%Baldivis (North) %2016 to 2021
Couples with children2,83920.537.72,98723.436.4-148
Couples without children3,47125.124.03,26825.625.2+203
One parent families1,70512.311.31,61112.68.6+94
Other families1361.00.81231.00.6+13
Group household3972.92.43843.03.5+13
Lone person4,51132.619.13,54727.716.0+964
Other not classifiable household5604.03.87175.69.0-157
Visitor only households2121.50.81501.20.8+62
Total households13,831100.0100.012,787100.0100.0+1,044
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 Rockingham Ward in 2021 compared to Baldivis (North) shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 20.5% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 12.3% were one-parent families, compared with 37.7% and 11.3% respectively for Baldivis (North).

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 32.6% compared to 19.1% in Baldivis (North) while the proportion of couples without children was 25.1% compared to 24.0% in Baldivis (North).

Emerging groups

The number of households in Rockingham Ward increased by 1,044 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Rockingham Ward between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+964 households)
  • Couples without children (+203 households)
  • Couples with children (-148 households)
  • One parent families (+94 households)

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