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Vincentia - Erowal Bay and Surrounds

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In Vincentia - Erowal Bay and Surrounds, 19.0% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 21.0% in Shoalhaven City.

Vincentia - Erowal Bay 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, Vincentia - Erowal Bay 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
Vincentia - Erowal Bay and Surrounds - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Shoalhaven City %Number%Shoalhaven City %2016 to 2021
Couples with children55319.021.050120.421.6+52
Couples without children1,05836.431.786835.431.2+190
One parent families2408.310.32178.810.6+23
Other families150.50.8100.40.7+5
Group household612.12.5532.22.4+8
Lone person79527.426.567327.426.7+122
Other not classifiable household722.54.0813.34.8-9
Visitor only households1093.83.0502.01.9+59
Total households2,903100.0100.02,453100.0100.0+450
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 Vincentia - Erowal Bay and Surrounds in 2021 compared to Shoalhaven 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, 19.0% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 8.3% were one-parent families, compared with 21.0% and 10.3% respectively for Shoalhaven 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 27.4% compared to 26.5% in Shoalhaven City while the proportion of couples without children was 36.4% compared to 31.7% in Shoalhaven City.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Vincentia - Erowal Bay and Surrounds increased by 450 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Couples without children (+190 households)
  • Lone person (+122 households)
  • Couples with children (+52 households)

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