Centenary Heights
Household type
In Centenary Heights, 22.9% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 38.1% in Kingsthorpe - Gowrie Junction and District.
Centenary Heights'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, Centenary Heights'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)?'
Households
| Household type | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centenary Heights - Total households (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Households by type | Number | % | Kingsthorpe - Gowrie Junction and District % | Number | % | Kingsthorpe - Gowrie Junction and District % | 2016 to 2021 | |
 Couples with children | 602 | 22.9 | 38.1 | 621 | 24.4 | 39.2 | -19 | 19500 |
| Couples without children | 676 | 25.7 | 33.6 | 643 | 25.2 | 32.8 | +33 | 19501 |
| One parent families | 337 | 12.8 | 7.7 | 331 | 13.0 | 6.4 | +6 | 19502 |
| Other families | 30 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 26 | 1.0 | 0.3 | +4 | 19503 |
| Group household | 84 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 88 | 3.5 | 2.1 | -4 | 19504 |
| Lone person | 832 | 31.6 | 14.1 | 729 | 28.6 | 14.8 | +103 | 19505 |
| Other not classifiable household | 50 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 86 | 3.4 | 3.6 | -36 | 19506 |
| Visitor only households | 20 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 26 | 1.0 | 0.7 | -6 | 19507 |
| Total households | 2,631 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 2,550 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +81 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the household/family types in Centenary Heights in 2021 compared to Kingsthorpe - Gowrie Junction and District shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 22.9% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 12.8% were one-parent families, compared with 38.1% and 7.7% respectively for Kingsthorpe - Gowrie Junction and District.
There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 31.6% compared to 14.1% in Kingsthorpe - Gowrie Junction and District while the proportion of couples without children was 25.7% compared to 33.6% in Kingsthorpe - Gowrie Junction and District.
Emerging groups
The number of households in Centenary Heights increased by 81 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest change in family/household types in Centenary Heights between 2016 and 2021 was:
- Lone person (+103 households)