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North West Tweed - Tyalgum

Household type

In North West Tweed - Tyalgum, 22.9% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 23.0% in Tweed Shire.

North West Tweed - Tyalgum'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, North West Tweed - Tyalgum'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
North West Tweed - Tyalgum - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Tweed Shire %Number%Tweed Shire %2016 to 2021
Couples with children26122.923.027624.922.5-16
Couples without children35030.627.531728.627.0+32
One parent families11410.011.111610.511.1-3
Other families80.70.960.50.8+2
Group household524.63.3302.83.5+21
Lone person24921.826.623921.526.3+10
Other not classifiable household867.54.61019.15.2-15
Visitor only households221.93.0232.13.6-1
Total households1,142100.0100.01,111100.0100.0+30
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 North West Tweed - Tyalgum in 2021 compared to Tweed Shire shows that there was a similar proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 22.9% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 10.0% 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 higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 21.8% compared to 26.6% in Tweed Shire while the proportion of couples without children was 30.6% compared to 27.5% in Tweed Shire.

Emerging groups

The number of households in North West Tweed - Tyalgum increased by 31 between 2016 and 2021.

There were no major differences in North West Tweed - Tyalgum between 2016 and 2021.

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