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City of Whitehorse

Household type

In the City of Whitehorse, 90.7% of children aged 0 to 4 years were in couples with children households.

The City of Whitehorse's household and family structure is one of the most important demographic indicators.

People form different types of households at different stages in life, so this varies enormously by age group in all areas. This topic is useful, however, in comparing the types of households formed by each age group relative to the benchmark. For instance, in some areas, children may mostly live in couple families, while in others they are mainly in one-parent families. Are elderly parents still living with their extended family or do they have empty nester households?

To continue building the story, the City of Whitehorse's Household Types should be viewed in conjunction with Dwelling Type.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

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

Household type
City of Whitehorse - 0 to 4 years20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%City of Whitehorse - Total populationNumber%City of Whitehorse - Total population2016 to 2021
Couples with children7,01290.751.07,86589.851.8-853
Couples without children400.520.1911.019.3-51
One parent families4926.410.14925.69.90
Other families00.01.340.01.4-4
Group household00.04.940.05.5-4
Lone person210.310.1240.39.3-3
Visitor only / Other non classifiable households1662.12.52753.12.8-109
Total people in private dwellings7,731100.0100.08,755100.0100.0-1,024
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types of children aged 0 to 4 years in the City of Whitehorse in 2021 compared to the total population in the City of Whitehorse, shows that there was a higher proportion of children aged 0 to 4 years in couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion in one-parent families. Overall, 90.7% of children aged 0 to 4 years were in couple families with child(ren), and 6.4% were in one-parent families, compared with 51.0% and 10.1% respectively for the total population in the City of Whitehorse.

There was a lower proportion of children aged 0 to 4 years in lone person households and a lower proportion in couples without children. Overall, the proportion of children aged 0 to 4 years in lone person households was 0.3% compared to 10.1% in the total population in the City of Whitehorse while the proportion of couples without children was 0.5% compared to 20.1% in the total population in the City of Whitehorse.

Emerging groups

The number of children aged 0 to 4 years in households in City of Whitehorse decreased by 1,024 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types for children aged 0 to 4 years in the City of Whitehorse between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (-853 persons)
  • Visitor only / Other non classifiable households (-109 persons)
  • Couples without children (-51 persons)

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