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Albury CityCommunity profile

Rural Balance

Household type

In Rural Balance, 44.8% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 17.8% in North Albury.

Rural Balance'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, Rural Balance'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
Rural Balance - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%North Albury %Number%North Albury %2016 to 2021
Couples with children28444.817.826247.318.8+22
Couples without children22335.321.119134.620.5+32
One parent families294.614.5244.414.4+5
Other families0--1.420.50.9-3
Group household0--3.410.34.1-1
Lone person619.732.6499.031.8+12
Other not classifiable household314.98.3173.18.9+14
Visitor only households40.71.030.70.7+1
Total households634100.0100.0553100.0100.0+81
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 Rural Balance in 2021 compared to North Albury shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 44.8% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 4.6% were one-parent families, compared with 17.8% and 14.5% respectively for North Albury.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 9.7% compared to 32.6% in North Albury while the proportion of couples without children was 35.3% compared to 21.1% in North Albury.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Rural Balance increased by 81 between 2016 and 2021.

There were no major differences in Rural Balance between 2016 and 2021.

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