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South West Tweed - Uki

Household type

In South West Tweed - Uki, 18.7% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 23.0% in Tweed Shire.

South West Tweed - Uki'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, South West Tweed - Uki'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
South West Tweed - Uki - Total households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Households by typeNumber%Tweed Shire %Number%Tweed Shire %1991 to 2021
Couples with children18618.723.028540.530.3-99
Couples without children24224.427.513218.828.6+110
One parent families10510.611.111015.78.8-5
Other families111.10.950.71.0+6
Group household404.03.3273.93.5+13
Lone person22522.726.611015.819.4+114
Other not classifiable household16116.24.6131.90.9+147
Visitor only households232.33.0182.77.3+4
Total households993100.0100.0703100.0100.0+289
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in South West Tweed - Uki in 2021 compared to Tweed Shire shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 18.7% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 10.6% were one-parent families, compared with 23.0% and 11.1% respectively for Tweed Shire.

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 22.7% compared to 26.6% in Tweed Shire while the proportion of couples without children was 24.4% compared to 27.5% in Tweed Shire.

Emerging groups

The number of households in South West Tweed - Uki increased by 290 between 1991 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in South West Tweed - Uki between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+114 households)
  • Couples without children (+110 households)
  • Couples with children (-99 households)

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