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In Epping, 40.1% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 53.8% in Wollert.

Epping'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, Epping'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
Epping - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Wollert %Number%Wollert %2016 to 2021
Couples with children4,55240.153.84,70944.450.7-157
Couples without children2,17719.218.22,05419.421.2+123
One parent families1,55713.79.71,34512.79.0+212
Other families1481.31.21281.21.0+20
Group household2892.52.22522.42.1+37
Lone person1,97217.411.71,62415.310.3+348
Other not classifiable household5975.32.94444.25.3+153
Visitor only households520.50.2400.40.4+12
Total households11,344100.0100.010,596100.0100.0+748
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 Epping in 2021 compared to Wollert shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 40.1% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 13.7% were one-parent families, compared with 53.8% and 9.7% respectively for Wollert.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 17.4% compared to 11.7% in Wollert while the proportion of couples without children was 19.2% compared to 18.2% in Wollert.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Epping increased by 748 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Lone person (+348 households)
  • One parent families (+212 households)
  • Couples with children (-157 households)
  • Couples without children (+123 households)

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