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Wodonga Growth Area

Household type

In Wodonga Growth Area, 42.9% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 26.9% in the City of Wodonga.

Wodonga Growth Area'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, Wodonga Growth Area'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
Wodonga Growth Area - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%City of Wodonga %Number%City of Wodonga %2016 to 2021
Couples with children89942.926.948940.227.6+410
Couples without children48223.025.731225.725.8+170
One parent families27112.912.712410.312.4+146
Other families170.81.060.50.8+11
Group household643.12.6625.12.9+2
Lone person30614.626.917314.224.6+133
Other not classifiable household472.23.4393.24.6+8
Visitor only households80.40.890.81.1-2
Total households2,094100.0100.01,217100.0100.0+876
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 Wodonga Growth Area in 2021 compared to the City of Wodonga shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 42.9% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 12.9% were one-parent families, compared with 26.9% and 12.7% respectively for the City of Wodonga.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 14.6% compared to 26.9% in the City of Wodonga while the proportion of couples without children was 23.0% compared to 25.7% in the City of Wodonga.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Wodonga Growth Area increased by 877 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Wodonga Growth Area between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (+410 households)
  • Couples without children (+170 households)
  • One parent families (+146 households)
  • Lone person (+133 households)

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