Culburra Beach - Orient Point
Household type
In Culburra Beach - Orient Point, 17.7% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 32.2% in Shellharbour City.
Culburra Beach - Orient Point'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, Culburra Beach - Orient Point'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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Derived from the Census question:
'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'
Households
| Household type | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culburra Beach - Orient Point - Total households (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2001 | Change | |||||
| Households by type | Number | % | Shellharbour City % | Number | % | Shellharbour City % | 2001 to 2021 | |
 Couples with children | 291 | 17.7 | 32.2 | 330 | 22.5 | 40.7 | -39 | 19500 |
| Couples without children | 529 | 32.2 | 26.8 | 488 | 33.3 | 24.6 | +41 | 19501 |
| One parent families | 158 | 9.6 | 13.7 | 181 | 12.3 | 12.6 | -23 | 19502 |
| Other families | 14 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 16 | 1.1 | 0.8 | -2 | 19503 |
| Group household | 55 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 24 | 1.6 | 1.9 | +31 | 19504 |
| Lone person | 473 | 28.8 | 20.8 | 379 | 25.9 | 17.3 | +94 | 19505 |
| Other not classifiable household | 36 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 26 | 1.8 | 1.5 | +10 | 19506 |
| Visitor only households | 87 | 5.3 | 0.5 | 22 | 1.5 | 0.6 | +65 | 19507 |
| Total households | 1,643 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,466 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +177 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the household/family types in Culburra Beach - Orient Point in 2021 compared to Shellharbour City shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 17.7% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 9.6% 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 higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 28.8% compared to 20.8% in Shellharbour City while the proportion of couples without children was 32.2% compared to 26.8% in Shellharbour City.
Emerging groups
The number of households in Culburra Beach - Orient Point increased by 177 between 2001 and 2021.
The largest change in family/household types in Culburra Beach - Orient Point between 2001 and 2021 was:
- Lone person (+94 households)