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Roselands Ward

Household type

In Roselands Ward, 35.4% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 46.6% in Picnic Point.

Roselands Ward'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, Roselands Ward'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
Roselands Ward - Total households (Enumerated)20211996Change
Households by typeNumber%Picnic Point %Number%Picnic Point %1996 to 2021
Couples with children9,56635.446.69,11039.546.3+456
Couples without children4,55016.823.54,39519.027.5+155
One parent families3,35312.411.02,75111.98.9+601
Other families4601.70.84081.80.9+52
Group household1,2944.80.96883.02.2+606
Lone person6,02222.315.55,04621.913.2+975
Other not classifiable household1,6376.11.44822.10.4+1,154
Visitor only households1490.60.31900.80.6-42
Total households27,031100.0100.023,073100.0100.0+3,957
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Roselands Ward in 2021 compared to Picnic Point shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 35.4% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 12.4% were one-parent families, compared with 46.6% and 11.0% respectively for Picnic Point.

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 22.3% compared to 15.5% in Picnic Point while the proportion of couples without children was 16.8% compared to 23.5% in Picnic Point.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Roselands Ward increased by 3,958 between 1996 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Roselands Ward between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+975 households)
  • Group household (+606 households)
  • One parent families (+601 households)
  • Couples with children (+456 households)

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