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Albion Park Rail

Household type

In Albion Park Rail, 25.5% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 32.2% in Shellharbour City.

Albion Park Rail'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, Albion Park Rail'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
Albion Park Rail - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Shellharbour City %Number%Shellharbour City %2016 to 2021
Couples with children68225.532.272228.334.1-40
Couples without children71626.826.866626.125.2+50
One parent families41615.613.742216.613.9-6
Other families371.41.0240.90.9+13
Group household772.92.1522.01.9+25
Lone person64524.220.854021.219.6+105
Other not classifiable household823.13.01164.63.8-34
Visitor only households150.60.570.30.6+8
Total households2,670100.0100.02,549100.0100.0+121
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 Albion Park Rail in 2021 compared to Shellharbour City shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 25.5% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 15.6% were one-parent families, compared with 32.2% and 13.7% respectively for Shellharbour City.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a similar proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 24.2% compared to 20.8% in Shellharbour City while the proportion of couples without children was 26.8% compared to 26.8% in Shellharbour City.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Albion Park Rail increased by 121 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Albion Park Rail between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+105 households)
  • Couples without children (+50 households)

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