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Meringandan - Cabarlah and District

Household type

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In Meringandan - Cabarlah and District, 41.4% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 19.9% in Wilsonton Heights.

Meringandan - Cabarlah 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, Meringandan - Cabarlah 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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Derived from the Census question:

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

Household type
Meringandan - Cabarlah and District - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Wilsonton Heights %Number%Wilsonton Heights %2016 to 2021
Couples with children56341.419.951044.021.0+53
Couples without children43431.922.336731.725.2+67
One parent families1057.719.01028.817.6+3
Other families40.32.130.31.6+1
Group household110.83.6191.62.4-8
Lone person17412.827.611610.027.0+58
Other not classifiable household523.84.5353.04.8+17
Visitor only households161.21.060.50.4+10
Total households1,359100.0100.01,158100.0100.0+201
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 Meringandan - Cabarlah and District in 2021 compared to Wilsonton Heights shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 41.4% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 7.7% were one-parent families, compared with 19.9% and 19.0% respectively for Wilsonton Heights.

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 12.8% compared to 27.6% in Wilsonton Heights while the proportion of couples without children was 31.9% compared to 22.3% in Wilsonton Heights.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Meringandan - Cabarlah and District increased by 201 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Meringandan - Cabarlah and District between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+67 households)
  • Lone person (+58 households)
  • Couples with children (+53 households)

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