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Airport Ward

Household type

In Airport Ward, 30.8% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 31.6% in Lockleys Ward.

Airport Ward'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, Airport Ward's Household Summary should be viewed in conjunction with Households with Children, Households without Children, Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.

If you're looking at this data to prepare a housing strategy, learn more here.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

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

Household type
Airport Ward - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Lockleys Ward %Number%Lockleys Ward %2016 to 2021
Couples with children1,07930.831.694928.632.5+130
Couples without children87925.124.885525.824.6+24
One parent families2858.19.02758.38.1+10
Other families371.11.0491.50.7-12
Group household1343.83.31414.33.7-7
Lone person99428.428.594128.428.2+53
Other not classifiable household752.11.4872.61.7-12
Visitor only households210.60.3170.50.5+4
Total households3,504100.0100.03,314100.0100.0+190
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 Airport Ward in 2021 compared to Lockleys Ward shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 30.8% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 8.1% were one-parent families, compared with 31.6% and 9.0% respectively for Lockleys Ward.

There were a similar proportion of lone person households and a similar proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 28.4% compared to 28.5% in Lockleys Ward while the proportion of couples without children was 25.1% compared to 24.8% in Lockleys Ward.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Airport Ward increased by 190 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Airport Ward between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (+130 households)
  • Lone person (+53 households)

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