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Soldiers Hill - Black Hill - Nerrina (South) - Brown Hill (West)

Household type

In Soldiers Hill - Black Hill - Nerrina (South) - Brown Hill (West), 22.2% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 25.0% in the City of Ballarat.

Soldiers Hill - Black Hill - Nerrina (South) - Brown Hill (West)'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, Soldiers Hill - Black Hill - Nerrina (South) - Brown Hill (West)'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
Soldiers Hill - Black Hill - Nerrina (South) - Brown Hill (West) - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%City of Ballarat %Number%City of Ballarat %2016 to 2021
Couples with children93522.225.095724.225.7-22
Couples without children1,00023.724.985321.523.8+147
One parent families43010.212.145511.511.7-25
Other families411.01.0280.71.0+13
Group household1894.53.72456.24.5-56
Lone person1,44834.429.01,22931.028.0+219
Other not classifiable household1283.03.31563.94.5-28
Visitor only households441.01.0370.90.8+7
Total households4,215100.0100.03,960100.0100.0+255
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 Soldiers Hill - Black Hill - Nerrina (South) - Brown Hill (West) in 2021 compared to the City of Ballarat shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 22.2% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 10.2% were one-parent families, compared with 25.0% and 12.1% respectively for the City of Ballarat.

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 34.4% compared to 29.0% in the City of Ballarat while the proportion of couples without children was 23.7% compared to 24.9% in the City of Ballarat.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Soldiers Hill - Black Hill - Nerrina (South) - Brown Hill (West) increased by 255 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Soldiers Hill - Black Hill - Nerrina (South) - Brown Hill (West) between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+219 households)
  • Couples without children (+147 households)
  • Group household (-56 households)

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