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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 22.6% in Milton.

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)20212001Change
Households by typeNumber%Milton %Number%Milton %2001 to 2021
Couples with children43018.322.640721.637.1+23
Couples without children89838.235.971137.725.9+187
One parent families1978.47.21678.97.0+30
Other families80.31.7120.60.6-4
Group household451.91.7331.80.6+12
Lone person57424.423.445824.326.8+115
Other not classifiable household853.65.8261.4--+59
Visitor only households1114.71.7703.72.0+41
Total households2,348100.0100.01,885100.0100.0+462
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 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 Milton shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher 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 22.6% and 7.2% respectively for Milton.

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 24.4% compared to 23.4% in Milton while the proportion of couples without children was 38.2% compared to 35.9% in Milton.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Mollymook - Narrawallee and Surrounds increased by 463 between 2001 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Mollymook - Narrawallee and Surrounds between 2001 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+187 households)
  • Lone person (+115 households)

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