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Nyora - Poowong and District

Household type

In Nyora - Poowong and District, 32.5% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 18.8% in Fish Creek - Sandy Point - Wilsons Promontory.

Nyora - Poowong and District'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, Nyora - Poowong and District'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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Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'

Household type
Nyora - Poowong and District - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Fish Creek - Sandy Point - Wilsons Promontory %Number%Fish Creek - Sandy Point - Wilsons Promontory %2016 to 2021
Couples with children36032.518.832831.421.3+32
Couples without children36833.332.334032.532.4+28
One parent families756.85.1969.25.0-21
Other families80.70.580.80.40
Group household272.41.9101.01.3+17
Lone person19817.925.620719.926.0-10
Other not classifiable household666.05.3504.96.4+15
Visitor only households40.410.440.47.2-1
Total households1,106100.0100.01,046100.0100.0+59
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 Nyora - Poowong and District in 2021 compared to Fish Creek - Sandy Point - Wilsons Promontory shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 32.5% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 6.8% were one-parent families, compared with 18.8% and 5.1% respectively for Fish Creek - Sandy Point - Wilsons Promontory.

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 17.9% compared to 25.6% in Fish Creek - Sandy Point - Wilsons Promontory while the proportion of couples without children was 33.3% compared to 32.3% in Fish Creek - Sandy Point - Wilsons Promontory.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Nyora - Poowong and District increased by 60 between 2016 and 2021.

There were no major differences in Nyora - Poowong and District between 2016 and 2021.

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