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Rural City of WangarattaCommunity profile

Rural City of Wangaratta

Household type

In the Rural City of Wangaratta, 23.9% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 21.8% in Moyhu and King Valley.

The Rural City of Wangaratta'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, the Rural City of Wangaratta'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
Rural City of Wangaratta - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Moyhu and King Valley %Number%Moyhu and King Valley %2016 to 2021
Couples with children2,99523.921.82,88624.825.9+109
Couples without children3,58828.632.03,28228.233.1+306
One parent families1,25710.08.61,1059.55.9+152
Other families920.71.2970.80.4-5
Group household2752.22.32832.41.0-8
Lone person3,64229.025.93,31828.525.5+324
Other not classifiable household5284.25.85504.76.6-22
Visitor only households1701.42.51331.11.6+37
Total households12,547100.0100.011,654100.0100.0+893
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 the Rural City of Wangaratta in 2021 compared to Moyhu and King Valley shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 23.9% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 10.0% were one-parent families, compared with 21.8% and 8.6% respectively for Moyhu and King Valley.

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 29.0% compared to 25.9% in Moyhu and King Valley while the proportion of couples without children was 28.6% compared to 32.0% in Moyhu and King Valley.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Rural City of Wangaratta increased by 893 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in the Rural City of Wangaratta between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+324 households)
  • Couples without children (+306 households)
  • One parent families (+152 households)
  • Couples with children (+109 households)

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