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Shire of Serpentine JarrahdaleCommunity profile

Serpentine area

Household type

In Serpentine area, 38.5% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 36.9% in Mundijong area.

Serpentine 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, Serpentine 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
Serpentine area - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Mundijong area %Number%Mundijong area %2016 to 2021
Couples with children27638.536.923737.637.8+38
Couples without children23332.529.521233.529.7+21
One parent families628.712.1507.98.9+12
Other families40.60.350.8---1
Group household91.31.191.42.10
Lone person9413.115.06810.814.2+26
Other not classifiable household344.74.0436.95.3-10
Visitor only households40.61.161.12.0-3
Total households716100.0100.0632100.0100.0+83
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 Serpentine area in 2021 compared to Mundijong area shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 38.5% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 8.7% were one-parent families, compared with 36.9% and 12.1% respectively for Mundijong area.

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 13.1% compared to 15.0% in Mundijong area while the proportion of couples without children was 32.5% compared to 29.5% in Mundijong area.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Serpentine area increased by 84 between 2016 and 2021.

There were no major differences in Serpentine area between 2016 and 2021.

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