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Picton - Mowbray Park - Maldon

Household type

In Picton - Mowbray Park - Maldon, 38.0% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 39.9% in Buxton - Couridjah.

Picton - Mowbray Park - Maldon'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, Picton - Mowbray Park - Maldon'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
Picton - Mowbray Park - Maldon - Total households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Households by typeNumber%Buxton - Couridjah %Number%Buxton - Couridjah %1991 to 2021
Couples with children73338.039.949245.448.6+241
Couples without children51826.827.923521.823.1+282
One parent families19410.111.51059.79.5+88
Other families120.60.770.7--+5
Group household261.31.3373.53.4-12
Lone person37819.614.717616.211.5+202
Other not classifiable household542.84.1141.33.1+40
Visitor only households150.8--141.40.80
Total households1,930100.0100.01,084100.0100.0+845
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Picton - Mowbray Park - Maldon in 2021 compared to Buxton - Couridjah shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 38.0% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 10.1% were one-parent families, compared with 39.9% and 11.5% respectively for Buxton - Couridjah.

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 19.6% compared to 14.7% in Buxton - Couridjah while the proportion of couples without children was 26.8% compared to 27.9% in Buxton - Couridjah.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Picton - Mowbray Park - Maldon increased by 846 between 1991 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Picton - Mowbray Park - Maldon between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+282 households)
  • Couples with children (+241 households)
  • Lone person (+202 households)
  • One parent families (+88 households)

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