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In Eastlakes, 28.3% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 15.4% in Mascot Station Precinct.

Eastlakes'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, Eastlakes'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
Eastlakes - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Mascot Station Precinct %Number%Mascot Station Precinct %2016 to 2021
Couples with children74728.315.486731.817.8-120
Couples without children50219.035.444816.435.0+54
One parent families29211.03.331611.63.4-24
Other families481.83.3572.12.7-9
Group household1224.616.31605.916.8-38
Lone person78529.720.474227.217.2+43
Other not classifiable household1365.15.01274.75.5+9
Visitor only households120.50.9120.41.60
Total households2,644100.0100.02,729100.0100.0-85
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 Eastlakes in 2021 compared to Mascot Station Precinct shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 28.3% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 11.0% were one-parent families, compared with 15.4% and 3.3% respectively for Mascot Station Precinct.

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 29.7% compared to 20.4% in Mascot Station Precinct while the proportion of couples without children was 19.0% compared to 35.4% in Mascot Station Precinct.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Eastlakes decreased by 85 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Couples with children (-120 households)
  • Couples without children (+54 households)

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