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Mollymook - Narrawallee and Surrounds

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In Mollymook - Narrawallee and Surrounds, 18.3% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 18.1% in Planning area 2.

Mollymook - Narrawallee and Surrounds'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, Mollymook - Narrawallee and Surrounds'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)?'

Household type
Mollymook - Narrawallee and Surrounds - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Planning area 2 %Number%Planning area 2 %2016 to 2021
Couples with children43018.318.139818.920.3+32
Couples without children89838.233.979237.532.2+106
One parent families1978.49.51597.510.4+38
Other families80.30.870.30.7+1
Group household451.92.9411.92.1+4
Lone person57424.426.955026.126.4+24
Other not classifiable household853.62.4773.65.4+8
Visitor only households1114.75.6874.12.5+24
Total households2,348100.0100.02,111100.0100.0+237
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 Mollymook - Narrawallee and Surrounds in 2021 compared to Planning area 2 shows that there was a similar proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 18.3% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 8.4% were one-parent families, compared with 18.1% and 9.5% respectively for Planning area 2.

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 24.4% compared to 26.9% in Planning area 2 while the proportion of couples without children was 38.2% compared to 33.9% in Planning area 2.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Mollymook - Narrawallee and Surrounds increased by 237 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in family/household types in Mollymook - Narrawallee and Surrounds between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Couples without children (+106 households)

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