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Callala Bay - Currarong and Surrounds

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In Callala Bay - Currarong and Surrounds, 18.5% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 22.6% in Milton.

Callala Bay - Currarong 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, Callala Bay - Currarong 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
Callala Bay - Currarong and Surrounds - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Milton %Number%Milton %2016 to 2021
Couples with children30018.522.632922.223.3-29
Couples without children58636.235.949233.232.2+94
One parent families1519.37.215310.37.9-2
Other families100.61.780.50.5+2
Group household332.01.7271.82.4+6
Lone person40024.723.434723.426.2+53
Other not classifiable household432.75.8765.15.5-33
Visitor only households986.01.7523.51.9+46
Total households1,621100.0100.01,484100.0100.0+137
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 Callala Bay - Currarong 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, 18.5% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 9.3% 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 similar proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 24.7% compared to 23.4% in Milton while the proportion of couples without children was 36.2% compared to 35.9% in Milton.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Callala Bay - Currarong and Surrounds increased by 137 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Callala Bay - Currarong and Surrounds between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+94 households)
  • Lone person (+53 households)

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