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Mirboo North - Baromi

Household type

In Mirboo North - Baromi, 25.2% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 13.1% in Foster and surrounds.

Mirboo North - Baromi'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, Mirboo North - Baromi'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
Mirboo North - Baromi - Total households (Enumerated)20211996Change
Households by typeNumber%Foster and surrounds %Number%Foster and surrounds %1996 to 2021
Couples with children24525.213.129143.131.1-46
Couples without children28128.932.416524.528.2+116
One parent families939.66.6639.48.2+29
Other families90.9--40.60.6+5
Group household90.92.191.51.7-1
Lone person28629.435.413520.128.1+150
Other not classifiable household464.76.530.40.3+43
Visitor only households30.34.030.41.80
Total households972100.0100.0676100.0100.0+296
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Mirboo North - Baromi in 2021 compared to Foster and surrounds shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 25.2% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 9.6% were one-parent families, compared with 13.1% and 6.6% respectively for Foster and surrounds.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 29.4% compared to 35.4% in Foster and surrounds while the proportion of couples without children was 28.9% compared to 32.4% in Foster and surrounds.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Mirboo North - Baromi increased by 296 between 1996 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Mirboo North - Baromi between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+150 households)
  • Couples without children (+116 households)

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