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Oxford Street Village Area

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In Oxford Street Village Area, 8.6% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 8.9% in Crown and Baptist Streets Village Area.

Oxford Street Village Area'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, Oxford Street Village Area'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
Oxford Street Village Area - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Crown and Baptist Streets Village Area %Number%Crown and Baptist Streets Village Area %2016 to 2021
Couples with children8078.68.97618.07.8+45
Couples without children2,44126.225.02,58627.124.4-145
One parent families3253.53.62282.43.7+97
Other families560.61.2860.91.3-31
Group household7648.211.18949.413.3-130
Lone person4,39447.142.23,63138.037.2+763
Other not classifiable household4034.36.51,14011.910.4-737
Visitor only households1421.51.32302.41.9-89
Total households9,332100.0100.09,559100.0100.0-227
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 Oxford Street Village Area in 2021 compared to Crown and Baptist Streets Village Area shows that there was a similar proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 8.6% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 3.5% were one-parent families, compared with 8.9% and 3.6% respectively for Crown and Baptist Streets Village Area.

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 47.1% compared to 42.2% in Crown and Baptist Streets Village Area while the proportion of couples without children was 26.2% compared to 25.0% in Crown and Baptist Streets Village Area.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Oxford Street Village Area decreased by 227 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Oxford Street Village Area between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+763 households)
  • Couples without children (-145 households)
  • Group household (-130 households)
  • One parent families (+97 households)

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